In the Heat of the Night
MGM / UA (1967)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
In Collection
#6725
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Seen ItYes
027616857927
IMDB   8.0
1 hr 49 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Sidney Poitier Det. Virgil Tibbs
Rod Steiger Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Warren Oates Ofcr. Sam Wood
Lee Grant Mrs. Leslie Colbert
Larry Gates Eric Endicott
James Patterson Purdy, Delores' brother
William Schallert Mayor Webb Schubert
Beah Richards Mama Caleba, aka Mrs. Bellamy
Peter Whitney Ofcr. George Courtney
Kermit Murdock H.E. Henderson, Banker
Director
Norman Jewison
Producer Walter Mirisch
Writer John Ball
Stirling Silliphant


Starring Academy Award winners Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger and Lee Grant, this provocative mystery thriller won five 1967 Oscars including Best Picture. Highlighted by an evocative score from Oscar-winning composer Quincy Jones, In The Heat Of The Night is a "powerful film" (The New York Times) that delivers the "highest level of exciting entertainment" (New York Daily News)!

While traveling in the deep south, Virgil Tibbs, a black Philadelphia homicide detective, becomes unwittingly embroiled in the murder investigation of a prominent businessman when he is first accused of the crime -- and then asked to solve it! Finding the killer proves to be difficult, however, especially when his efforts are constantly thwarted by the bigoted town Sheriff (Steiger). But neither man can solve this case alone. Putting aside their differences and prejudices, they join forces in a desperate race against time to discover the shocking truth.
Edition Details
Edition Contemporary Classics
Distributor MGM (Video & DVD)
Chapters 16
Release Date 2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Audio Commentary by Norman Jewison, Lee Grant, Rod Steiger and Haskell Wexler
Collectible Booklet
Original Theatrical Trailer