In the Heat of the Night (1967)
They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it.
- Release date in United States
- Aug 2, 1967
- Director
- Norman Jewison
- Writers
- Stirling Silliphant
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.
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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
Crew
- Director
- Norman Jewison
- Writers
- Stirling Silliphant
- Music
- Quincy Jones
- Cinematography
- Haskell Wexler
- Producers
- Walter Mirisch
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Release dates around the world
| Country | Date | Release |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Aug 2, 1967 | Theatrical |
| Philippines | Aug 2, 1967 | Theatrical |
| Canada | Aug 18, 1967 | Theatrical |
| Ireland | Aug 23, 1967 | Theatrical |
| United Kingdom | Sep 1, 1967 | Theatrical |
| Japan | Oct 14, 1967 | Theatrical |
| Argentina | Oct 25, 1967 | Theatrical |
| Brazil | Oct 30, 1967 | Theatrical |
| Sweden | Feb 26, 1968 | Theatrical |
| Netherlands | Feb 29, 1968 | Theatrical |
| Australia | Mar 1, 1968 | Theatrical |
| France | Mar 1, 1968 | Theatrical |
| Austria | Mar 15, 1968 | Theatrical |
| Belgium | Mar 21, 1968 | Theatrical |
| Germany | Mar 22, 1968 | Theatrical |
| Finland | Apr 4, 1968 | Theatrical |
| Italy | Apr 12, 1968 | Theatrical |
| Spain | Apr 13, 1968 | Theatrical (limited) |
| Mexico | Apr 25, 1968 | Theatrical |
| Denmark | May 3, 1968 | Theatrical |
| Norway | May 27, 1968 | Theatrical |
| Portugal | Oct 3, 1968 | Theatrical |
| Turkey | Mar 17, 1970 | Theatrical |
| Poland | Mar 15, 1976 | Theatrical |
| United Arab Emirates | Jun 19, 2010 | TV |
