When African American detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) travels from Philadelphia to the rural South to visit his mother, he is falsely accused of murdering a rich white man shortly after arriving in town. After Tibbs' identity is established and he is cleared of the charges, the dead man's widow (Lee Grant) requests that he head up the murder investigation. After a rough start, Tibbs and racist police chief Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger) put aside their differences and learn to work together to solve the crime. Directed by Norman Jewison. With Warren Oates and James Patterson. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Crime. Year: 1967.
Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger in In the Heat of the Night
Sidney Poitier in In the Heat of the Night
Rod Steiger in In the Heat of the Night
Sidney Poitier in In the Heat of the Night
Lee Grant in In the Heat of the Night
Lee Grant in In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger in In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
Sidney Poitier in In the Heat of the Night
Rod Steiger in In the Heat of the Night
Rod Steiger also appeared in The Specialist, The Amityville Horror, On the Waterfront, and Doctor Zhivago.
Warren Oates also appeared in Stripes.
Lee Grant also appeared in Mulholland Dr..
Norman Jewison also appeared in The Thomas Crown Affair and The Hurricane.