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In the Heat of the Night
Opened August 2, 1967 | Runtime:1 hr 49 min
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger), the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but Read More
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, James Patterson, Scott Wilson
Director: Norman Jewison
Genres: Crime Drama, Message Movie, Mystery, Odd Couple Film, Police Detective Film

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