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. | ||
Title | : | In the Heat of the Night |
Release Date | : | 1967-08-02 |
Runtime | : | |
Production Countries | : | United States of America, |
Production Co. | : | United Artists The Mirisch Company |
Genres | : | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, |
Casts | : | Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Peter Whitney, Lee Grant, Anthony James, William Schallert, Scott Wilson, Larry Gates, James Patterson, Quentin Dean, Kermit Murdock, Larry D. Mann, Matt Clark, Beah Richards, Arthur Malet, Fred Stewart, Timothy Scott, William Watson, Eldon Quick, Jester Hairston, Stuart Nisbet, Khalil Bezaleel, Peter Masterson, Phil Adams, Nikita Knatz, Sam Reese, Jack Teter, Alan Oppenheimer, Clegg Hoyt, Buzz Barton, |
Plot Keywords | : | small town, southern usa, police chief, stolen money, racial segregation, racist, murder, youth gang, racism, whodunit, poverty, false accusations, police station, racial tension, bigotry, 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, preserved film, |
Alternative Titles | : | No Calor da Noite 恶夜追缉令 月黑风急杀人夜 Al calor de la noche Dans la chaleur de la nuit Среднощна жега Gecenin sicaginda U vrelini noći In caldura noptii W upalna noc Natten var het Istoria enos eglimatos 밤의 열기 속으로 밤의 열기 속에서 Опівнічна жара De Nacht van Inspecteur Tibbs У врелини ноћи En el Calor de la Noche Душной южной ночью In der Hitze der Nacht |