In the Heat of the Night

Directed by Norman Jewison
PG-13
1967    1h 50mMystery, Crime,
7.996%92%
Rent for $3.99
A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.

Cast of In the Heat of the Night

  • Sidney PoitierVirgil Tibbs
  • Rod SteigerPolice Chief Bill Gillespie
  • Warren OatesDeputy Sam Wood
  • Peter WhitneyDeputy Courtney
  • Lee GrantMrs. Leslie Colbert
  • Anthony JamesRalph
  • William SchallertMayor Schubert
  • Scott WilsonHarvey Oberst
  • Larry GatesEric Endicott
  • James PattersonMr. Purdy
  • Quentin DeanDelores Purdy
  • Kermit MurdockHenderson
  • Larry D. MannWatkins
  • Matt ClarkPacky
  • Beah RichardsMama Caleba
  • Arthur MaletUlam
  • Fred StewartDr. Stuart
  • Timothy ScottShagbag
  • William WatsonMcNeil
  • Eldon QuickCharles Hawthorne
  • Jester HairstonEndicott's Butler
  • Stuart NisbetShuie
  • Khalil BezaleelJess
  • Peter MastersonFryer
  • Phil Adams1st Tough
  • Nikita Knatz2nd Tough
  • Sam ReeseClerk
  • Jack TeterPhilip Colbert (uncredited)
  • Alan OppenheimerTed Appleton (uncredited)
  • Clegg HoytDeputy (uncredited)
  • Buzz BartonConductor (uncredited)
  • Norman JewisonDirector
  • John BallWriter
  • Stirling SilliphantWriter
  • Alan BergmanWriter
  • Marilyn BergmanWriter
  • Walter MirischProducer

In the Heat of the Night Ratings & Reviews

  • Luke EricksonMay 1, 2025
    I remember watching this on reruns on TV as a kid. I forgot how good the story is, I was hooked right in. The story still holds up today. Sidney Poitier does an amazing job and wholly embodies his character.
  • ChrisDecember 29, 2024
    Steiger and Poitier outstanding! Love good old fashion story telling.
  • One Bit WonderNovember 24, 2024
    Incredible performance all around.

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  • In The Heat Of The Night
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  • In The Heat Of The Night: Mr. Tibbs Slaps Endicott
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