Sidney Poitier
as Det. Virgil Tibbs
Est. fee: N/A
Data Dossier
In the Heat of the Night
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.
- Director
- Norman Jewison
- Year
- 1967
- Cast
- Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Larry Gates, James Patterson, William Schallert, Beah Richards, Peter Whitney, Kermit Murdock
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
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The Cast
Principal cast
Rod Steiger
as Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Est. fee: N/A
Warren Oates
as Deputy Sam Wood
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Lee Grant
as Mrs. Leslie Colbert
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Larry Gates
as Eric Endicott
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James Patterson
as Mr. Purdy
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William Schallert
as Mayor Schubert
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Beah Richards
as Mama Caleba
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