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In the Heat of the Night (1967)
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An African American detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racist southern town. Director:Norman Jewison |
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Title: In the Heat of the Night (1967)
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Cast
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Sidney Poitier | ... | |
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Rod Steiger | ... | |
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Warren Oates | ... | |
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Lee Grant | ... |
Mrs. Colbert
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Larry Gates | ... |
Endicott
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James Patterson | ... |
Mr. Purdy
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William Schallert | ... |
Mayor Schubert
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Beah Richards | ... |
Mama Caleba
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Peter Whitney | ... |
Courtney
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Kermit Murdock | ... |
Henderson
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Larry D. Mann | ... |
Watkins
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Matt Clark | ... |
Packy
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Arthur Malet | ... |
Ulam
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Fred Stewart | ... |
Dr. Stuart
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Quentin Dean | ... |
Delores
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Storyline
Detective Virgil Tibbs is caught up in the racial tension of the US South when he is arrested after the murder of a prominent businessman. Tibbs was simply waiting for his next train at the station in Sparta, Mississippi and the confusion is soon resolved but when local police chief Gillespie learns that Tibbs is the Philadelphia PD's number one homicide expert, he reluctantly asks for his assistance. The murdered man, Mr. Colbert, had come to Sparta from the North to build a new factory and his wife and business associates immediately point the finger at Endicott, the most powerful man in the county and the one who had the most to lose if a major new employer comes to the area. Tibbs' life is clearly in danger but he perseveres in a highly charged and racially explosive environment until the killer is found. Written by garykmcd
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They got a murder on their hands . . . they don't know what to do with it. See more »Parents Guide:
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(Japan) See more »Also Known As:
Al calor de la noche See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Sound)Color:
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Ofcr. Sam Wood: Where you keeping the pie tonight?
Ralph Henshaw, diner counterman: I ate the last piece just before you came in.
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(uncredited)
Music by Quincy Jones
Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Performed by Gil Bernal See more »
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Sidney Poitier insisted that the movie be filmed in the north because an incident in which he and Harry Belafonte were almost killed by Ku Klux Klansman during a visit to Mississippi. Hence the selection of Sparta, Illinois for the location filming. Nevertheless, the filmmakers and actors did venture briefly into Tennessee for the outdoor scenes at the cotton plantation, because there was no similar cotton plantation in Illinois that could be used. Poitier slept with a gun under his pillow during production in Tennessee. Poitier did receive threats from local racist thugs so the shoot was cut short and production returned to Illinois. See more »Goofs
Plot holes: It's suppose to be set during a very hot summer, yet the main characters (played by Lee Grant and Rod Steiger) are walking around in a coat and a jacket. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Ofcr. Sam Wood: Where you keeping the pie tonight?
Ralph Henshaw, diner counterman: I ate the last piece just before you came in.
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"It Sure Is Groovy!"(uncredited)
Music by Quincy Jones
Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Performed by Gil Bernal See more »
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