Sidney Poitier
Virgil Tibbs
What it's about
About this film
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.
Showtimes
2 screenings · 1 cinema
· Through Mon Nov 2
Highlighted times start within the next 4 hours.
Wednesday
Wed · Oct 28
1 showtime · 1 cinema
Monday
Mon · Nov 2
1 showtime · 1 cinema
Who made it
Cast
Rod Steiger
Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Warren Oates
Deputy Sam Wood
Peter Whitney
Deputy Courtney
Lee Grant
Mrs. Leslie Colbert
Anthony James
Ralph
William Schallert
Mayor Schubert
Scott Wilson
Harvey Oberst
Larry Gates
Eric Endicott
James Patterson
Mr. Purdy
Crew
Norman Jewison
Directing
Details
Title
In the Heat of the Night
Year
1967
Runtime
1h 49m
Spoken Language
English
Genre
Crime · Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Director
Norman Jewison
IMDb
7.9 / 10 (87,737 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)
96%
Metacritic
76
IMDb ID
tt0061811
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