In the Heat of the Night

1967

Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

45
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 96% · 91 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 92% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.9/10 10 87929 87.9K

pre-code old small town southern usa black people police chief

Plot summary

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 Photo
Norman Jewison

Top cast

Lee Grant Photo
Lee Grant as Mrs. Colbert
William Schallert Photo
William Schallert as Mayor Schubert
Harry Dean Stanton Photo
Harry Dean Stanton as Police Officer
Scott Wilson Photo
Scott Wilson as Harvey Oberst
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
802.88 MB
1280*688
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds 7
1.67 GB
1904*1024
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds 29

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