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 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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Peter Whitney as Deputy Courtney |
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Lee Grant as Mrs. Leslie Colbert |
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Anthony James as Ralph |
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William Schallert as Mayor Schubert |
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Scott Wilson as Harvey Oberst |
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Larry Gates as Eric Endicott |
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James Patterson as Mr. Purdy |
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Quentin Dean as Delores Purdy |
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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 |
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Beah Richards as Mama Caleba |
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Arthur Malet as Ulam |
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Fred Stewart as Dr. Stuart |
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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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Jester Hairston as Endicott's Butler |
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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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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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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) |
| Writing | John Ball | Novel |
| Directing | Norman Jewison | Director |
| Writing | Stirling Silliphant | Screenplay |
| Production | Walter Mirisch | Producer |
| Sound | Quincy Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Haskell Wexler | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hal Ashby | Editor |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Art | Paul Groesse | Art Direction |
| Art | Robert Priestley | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alan Levine | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jim Henderling | Production Manager |
| Production | Howard Joslin | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Allen K. Wood | Production Supervisor |
| Art | Joseph Musso | Production Illustrator |
| Sound | Walter Goss | Sound |
| Sound | Clem Portman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Kevin F. Cleary | Sound |
| Sound | Charles Cooper | Sound |
| Crew | John Moio | Stunts |
| Camera | Ralph Gerling | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Ross A. Maehl | Gaffer |
| Camera | Morris Rosen | Grip |
| Lighting | Don Stott | Gaffer |
| Editing | Byron 'Buzz' Brandt | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Richard Carruth | Music Editor |
| Directing | Meta Rebner | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Quincy Jones | Songs |
| Writing | Alan Bergman | Lyricist |
| Writing | Marilyn Bergman | Lyricist |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Art | Stephen R. Ferry | Props |
| Sound | Ray Charles | Vocals |
| Sound | James A. Richards | Sound Editor |
| Art | Murray Naidich | Title Designer |
| Directing | Terry Morse Jr. | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Newt Arnold | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Hal Ashby | Producer's Assistant |
