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In the Heat of the Night

African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.

Release Date: 1967-08-02

Original Language: en

Genres: Unknown Genre

Rating:

Popularity:

15.677

Cast Members

Sidney Poitier

Virgil Tibbs

Rod Steiger

Police Chief Bill Gillespie

Warren Oates

Deputy Sam Wood

Peter Whitney

Deputy Courtney

Lee Grant

Mrs. Leslie Colbert

William Schallert

Mayor Schubert

Scott Wilson

Harvey Oberst

Larry Gates

Eric Endicott

Quentin Dean

Delores Purdy

Beah Richards

Mama Caleba

Fred Stewart

Dr. Stuart

Eldon Quick

Charles Hawthorne

Jester Hairston

Endicott's Butler

Phil Adams

1st Tough

Nikita Knatz

2nd Tough

Jack Teter

Philip Colbert (uncredited)

Alan Oppenheimer

Ted Appleton (uncredited)

Clegg Hoyt

Deputy (uncredited)

Buzz Barton

Conductor (uncredited)