Quick facts
- Released
- August 2, 1967
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- PG-13
- Budget
- $2.0M
- Box office
- $27.4M
- IMDb
- tt0061811
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Studio
- United Artists, The Mirisch Company
Cast
Sidney Poitier
Virgil Tibbs
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
Quentin Dean
Delores Purdy
Kermit Murdock
Henderson
Larry D. Mann
Watkins
Matt Clark
Packy
Beah Richards
Mama Caleba
Arthur Malet
Ulam
Fred Stewart
Dr. Stuart
Timothy Scott
Shagbag
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Frequently asked questions
- What is In the Heat of the Night about?
- 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.
- Who directed In the Heat of the Night?
- In the Heat of the Night was directed by Norman Jewison.
- Who stars in In the Heat of the Night?
- In the Heat of the Night stars Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Peter Whitney.
- When was In the Heat of the Night released?
- In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 crime, drama, mystery, thriller film.
- Where can I watch In the Heat of the Night?
- You can watch In the Heat of the Night with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.