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In The Heat Of The Night (1967)
Digital ✓
Genre: Thriller
Aspect Ratio: Wide
Sound: DD 5.1
Academy Awards:
5 Wins , 7 Nominations
Synopsis
Respect is rarely handed to you - more often, you have to earn it the hard way, one stubborn mind at a time. Norman Jewison's "In the Heat of the Night" stars Sidney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs, a Black homicide detective from Philadelphia who's waiting for a train in small-town Sparta, Mississippi, when a local officer (Warren Oates) arrests him for the murder of a wealthy industrialist. After Tibbs clears himself - and another wrongly accused man - bigoted police chief Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger) grudgingly asks for his help. As the two dig into every corner of the town, Tibbs makes plenty of enemies, and an unlikely ally in Gillespie. You'll see why it won Best Picture, and why Steiger took home Best Actor.
Cast
Stuart Nisbet
Sidney Poitier
Lee Grant
Warren Oates
Rod Steiger
Jester Hairston
Kermit Murdock
William Schallert
Anthony James
Larry D. Mann
Larry Gates
James Patterson
Beah Richards
Peter Whitney
Matt Clark
Arthur Malet
Fred Stewart
Quentin Dean
Scott Wilson
Timothy Scott
William Watson
Eldon Quick
Khalil Bezaleel
Peter Masterson
Phil Adams
Nikita Knatz
Sam Reese
Director
Norman Jewison
Awards & Nominations
- Oscar Nominee: Best Director
- Oscar Nominee: Best Effects, Sound Effects
- Oscar Winner: Best Actor In A Leading Role
- Oscar Winner: Best Film Editing
- Oscar Winner: Best Picture
- Oscar Winner: Best Sound
- Oscar Winner: Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Keywords
Academy Award Winners
AFI Top 100
AFI Top 100 Inspiring
Drama
Mystery
Thrillers
Technical Specifications
Audio Languages
English
Subtitle Languages
English