In the Heat of the Night (1967)
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Overview
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.
Cast & Crew
Trailers
Detective Tibbs Outsmarts the Coroner | In the Heat of the Night (1967) | TCM
"I'm A Police Officer"
Train Station Scene
Autopsy Scene
TCM Big Screen Classics 55th Anniversary Spot
Mr. Tibbs Slaps Endicott
Official Trailer
Laurence Fishburne on IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
In the Heat of the Night (1967) Discussion with Lee Grant, Walter Mirisch and Norman Jewison
Rod Steiger winning an Oscar® for Best Actor
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