The winner of the 1967 Oscar for Best Picture (as well as four other Oscars), In the Heat of the Night is set in a small Mississippi town where an unusual murder has been committed. Rod Steiger plays sheriff Bill Gillespie, a good lawman despite his racial prejudices. When Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier), a well-dressed northern .. Read more
| Starring | Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant |
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| Director | Norman Jewison |
| Genres | Drama |
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The winner of the 1967 Oscar for Best Picture (as well as four other Oscars), In the Heat of the Night is set in a small Mississippi town where an unusual murder has been committed. Rod Steiger plays sheriff Bill Gillespie, a good lawman despite his racial prejudices. When Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier), a well-dressed northern African-American, comes to town, Gillespie instinctively puts him under arrest as a murder suspect. Tibbs reveals himself to be a Philadelphia police detective; after he and Gillespie come to a grudging understanding of one another, Tibbs offers to help in Gillespie's investigation. As the case progresses, both Gillespie and Tibbs betray a tendency to jump to culture-dictated conclusions. Still, the case is solved thanks to the informal teamwork of the two law officers. Based on the novel by John Ball, In the Heat of the Night inspired two sequels, both starring Poiter as Virgil Tibbs. In 1987, a TV series version of In the Heat of the Night appeared, with Carroll O'Connor as Gillespie and Howard Rollins as Tibbs.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, William Schallert, Scott Wilson, Quentin Dean, James Patterson |
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| Director | Norman Jewison |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 45 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | Best Picture Oscar Winners |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German, Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English, German |
| Subtitles | DVD: Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 1967 To Rent: DVD: 03 Feb 2003 |
Jewison's multi-Oscared murder melodrama of racial tension - set in a small Mississippi cotton town where Steiger's... read more on Time Out
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Definitive, substantial, classy.
I have to agree with the couple of reviewers who describe this movie as one of the all time greats. In a superbly accomplished and unpretentious way it has it ... read more »
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Yes.
What a film - even the good guy is flawed. A cast of unpleasant individuals that will have you shouting at the screen in indignation, exasperation and outrage. ... read more »
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Tooo Old ! Very Slowww !
What was wrong with people in 1967 , People couldnt speak like normal human and tell what they should say !!! this is really old ,dragggs massively , acting is ... read more »
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One of the finest in all cinema
Sometimes I have gone back to a film that I have remembered enjoying when it first came out, maybe decades ago, and found it dated and disappointing. 'In ... read more »
In The Heat Of The Night director Norman Jewison is to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by The Directors Guild of America (DGA). The Canadian moviemaker's 1967 drama starring Sidney Poitier scored five Academy Awards, and he went on to land another three Oscars for 1971's Fiddler on the Roof. Jewison will now follow in the footsteps of legendary directors including Frank Capra and Alfred Hitchcock when he is awarded the DGA's highest honour in January (10). DGA President Taylor... Read more
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