In the Heat of the Night
1967 · 1 hr 50 min
PG-137.995%92%77%
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.
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Directed By
Norman JewisonWritten By
Stirling Silliphant, John BallStudio
United Artists, The Mirisch CompanyCast 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
Alan OppenheimerTed Appleton (uncredited)
Clegg HoytDeputy (uncredited)
Buzz BartonConductor (uncredited)
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