In the Heat of the Night (1967)

In the Heat of the Night pictures

IMDB rating : 8.10/10
Buy at Amazon.com

Pages

drama (3), crime (3), racism (3), 1960s (3), 300 Greatest Films (2), IMDb Top250 (2), Mystery (2), police (2), series 1st (1), Best Lead Actor Oscar (1), {classics 20} (1), race (1), South (1), best picture oscar (1), Oscar winner (1), 1967 (1), technicolor (1), discrimination (1)

Description
After a wealthy northern factory owner is murdered, racist Mississippi cops accuse African American Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) of the crime. Once they learn that he is a renowned Philadelphia homicide detective, they reluctantly seek his help. As Tibbs displays his skills as a detective, he begin ... (more)

Directed by

Norman Jewison

Starring (View all) :

Sidney Poitier

Det. Virgil Tibbs

Rod Steiger

Police Chief Bill Gillespie

Off. Sam Wood

Mrs. Leslie Colbert

Eric Endicott

Purdy

Mayor Webb Schubert

Mama Caleba, aka Mrs. Bellamy

Off. George Courtney

H.E. Henderson

Watkins

Ted Ulam (mortician)

Dr. Stuart

Delores Purdy

Harvey Oberst

Off. 'Shagbag' Martin

Written by (View all) :

John Ball

(novel)

Stirling Silliphant

(writer)

Videos

in the heat of the night

Add a video from video sharing sites

Lists

Votes : 23

IMDb Top 250 (250 items) by Prelude
Last updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Votes : 10

AFI 100 Best Films (2007 ver) (100 items) by Prelude
Last updated 1 year, 1 month ago

Votes : 7

Best Picture Academy Awards (80 items) by Gunza Blazin
Last updated 5 months ago

Votes : 5

Oscar Best Picture Winners (77 items) by Bri
Last updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Votes : 3

Best Actor: Academy Awards (82 items) by Lemona
Last updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago

View all

Loved by

Denji

Added
1 year ago
Position : 1 / 5

View all

Ratings of In the Heat of the Night

7.8/10
28 global ratings

classic movie buff

List-All

PvtCaboose91

jessca67

Linko

Honest Ape

Just Another Robot

Eric Rolph

10
Want to see this

keran

isa

fabdenur

samira

Cover art, photos and screenshots

In the Heat of the Night pictures - Recent

Votes : 0

Reviews of In the Heat of the Night

PvtCaboose91

Provocative mystery...

Posted : 3 months ago at Apr 26 4:20

"They call me MISTER Tibbs!" In the Heat of the Night is a genuine classic and one of the greatest films of the 1960s. The film is a provocative, enthralling mystery thriller that is atmospheric and entertaining. The years have not dissipated ...Read more

Rating : 9/10

0 comments