In the Heat of the Night

1967    1h 49m    PG-13
Mystery, Crime,
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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.
Directed By
Norman Jewison
Written By
John Ball, Stirling Silliphant,
Studio
United Artists, The Mirisch Company

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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)
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