In the Heat of the Night
1967 · directed by Norman Jewison
- Rating
- 94/100
- Hit
- yes
- Prestige lists
- AFI 100, Oscar Winner
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.
In the Heat of the Night (1967), directed by Norman Jewison, rates 94/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Sidney Poitier
- Rod Steiger
- Warren Oates
- Lee Grant
- Larry Gates
- James Patterson
- William Schallert
- Beah Richards
- Peter Whitney
- Kermit Murdock
Crew
- Haskell Wexler — Director of Photography
- Hal Ashby — Editor
- Quincy Jones — Original Music Composer
- Stirling Silliphant — Screenplay
More from Norman Jewison
- Moonstruck (1987) — 77/100
- Fiddler on the Roof (1971) — 77/100
- The Hurricane (1999) — 76/100
- The Cincinnati Kid (1965) — 73/100
- A Soldier's Story (1984) — 73/100
- Dinner with Friends (2001) — 72/100
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