In the Heat of the Night
1967 Movie | Approved | 110 min
Overall Score:
76.4%
FavFind Score:
55.5% (2 ratings)
IMDb: 7.9/10 (82453 ratings)
TMDb: 7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Metacritic: 76%
Film Affinity: 7.5/10
TMDb: 7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Metacritic: 76%
Film Affinity: 7.5/10
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Plot
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.
Cast
Collection
Virgil Tibbs Trilogy
Director
Norman Jewison
Series Status
Released
Advised Age
12+ years old
Box Office
Budget: $2,000,000
World: $27,669
World: $27,669
Awards
Won 5 Oscars, 23 wins & 16 nominations total
Released
08/02/1967
Country
USA
Language
English
Keywords
Small Town Southern Usa Black People Police Chief Stolen Money Racial Segregation Racist Murder Youth Gang Whodunit Poverty False Accusations Police Station Racial Tension Autopsy Room Red Herring Railroad Station White Supremacists Nymphette Bigot Deep South Cotton Plantation Southern Small Town Rumble Illegal Abortionist Petty Thief Jumping To Conclusions Racism African American Police
