In the Heat of the Night (1967)
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.
Director:
Norman Jewison
Writer:
Stirling Silliphant
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Sidney Poitier as Det. Virgil Tibbs |
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Rod Steiger as Police Chief Bill Gillespie |
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Warren Oates as Deputy Sam Wood |
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Lee Grant as Mrs. Leslie Colbert |
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Larry Gates as Eric Endicott |
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James Patterson as Mr. Purdy |
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William Schallert as Mayor Schubert |
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Beah Richards as Mama Caleba |
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Peter Whitney as Deputy Courtney |
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Kermit Murdock as Henderson |
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Larry D. Mann as Watkins |
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Matt Clark as Packy Harrison |
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Arthur Malet as Ulam |
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Fred Stewart as Dr. Stuart |
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Quentin Dean as Delores Purdy |
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Scott Wilson as Harvey Oberst |
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Timothy Scott as Shagbag |
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William Watson as McNeil |
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Eldon Quick as Charles Hawthorne |
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Stuart Nisbet as Shuie |
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Khalil Bezaleel as Jess |
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Peter Masterson as Fryer |
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Jester Hairston as Endicott's Butler |
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Phil Adams as 1st Tough |
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Nikita Knatz as 2nd Tough |
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Sam Reese as Clerk |
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Anthony James as Ralph |
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Jack Teter as Philip Colbert (uncredited) |
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Alan Oppenheimer as Ted Appleton (uncredited) |
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Clegg Hoyt as Deputy (uncredited) |
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Buzz Barton as Conductor (uncredited) |
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Phil Garris as Engineer (uncredited) |
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Warren Kenner as Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Production | Walter Mirisch | Producer |
| Writing | John Ball | Novel |
| Editing | Hal Ashby | Editor |
| Camera | Haskell Wexler | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Stirling Silliphant | Screenplay |
| Directing | Norman Jewison | Director |
| Sound | Quincy Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Robert Priestley | Set Decoration |
| Art | Paul Groesse | Art Direction |
| Production | Jim Henderling | Production Manager |
| Sound | Clem Portman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Howard Joslin | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Kevin F. Cleary | Sound |
| Art | Joseph Musso | Production Illustrator |
| Production | Allen K. Wood | Production Supervisor |
| Lighting | Ross A. Maehl | Gaffer |
| Sound | Charles Cooper | Sound |
| Crew | John Moio | Stunts |
| Editing | Byron 'Buzz' Brandt | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Meta Rebner | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Walter Goss | Sound |
| Lighting | Don Stott | Gaffer |
| Sound | Richard Carruth | Music Editor |
| Camera | Ralph Gerling | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Alan Bergman | Lyricist |
| Sound | Quincy Jones | Songs |
| Writing | Marilyn Bergman | Lyricist |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Sound | Ray Charles | Vocals |
| Directing | Newt Arnold | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Hal Ashby | Producer's Assistant |
| Directing | Terry Morse Jr. | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Murray Naidich | Title Designer |
| Art | Ray Aragon | Storyboard Artist |
| Sound | James Richard | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Phil Adams | Stunts |
| Camera | Larry Gianneschi III | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Morris Rosen | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alan Levine | Costumer |
| Sound | Toots Thielemans | Musician |
| Sound | Bobby Scott | Musician |
| Sound | Billy Preston | Musician |
| Sound | Mike Post | Musician |
| Sound | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Musician |
| Sound | Carol Kaye | Musician |
| Sound | Quincy Jones | Conductor |
| Sound | Quincy Jones | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Quincy Jones | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Don Elliott | Vocals |
| Sound | Glen Campbell | Musician |
| Sound | Ray Brown | Musician |
| Art | Stephen R. Ferry | Property Master |
