Director: Norman Jewison

Writer: Stirling Silliphant

From novel: In the Heat of the Night by John Ball

Music by: Quincy Jones

Producer: Walter Mirisch

Keywords: Mystery, Racism

A black detective and a white sheriff join together to solve a murder in smalltown Mississippi. Won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Adaptation, Best Sound and Best Editing; received additional nominations for Best Director and Best Sound Effects. Won the Edgar for Best Motion Picture. Entered 2002 into the National Film Registry. Followed by a lesser sequel, They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1970).

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lee Grant	Actor	31-Oct-1927		Portnoy's Complaint
Arthur Malet	Actor	24-Sep-1927	18-May-2013	The Secret of NIMH
Warren Oates	Actor	5-Jul-1928	3-Apr-1982	Two-Lane Blacktop
Sidney Poitier	Actor	20-Feb-1927		In The Heat Of The Night
Beah Richards	Actor	12-Jul-1920	14-Sep-2000	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
William Schallert	Actor	6-Jul-1922	8-May-2016	Martin Lane on The Patty Duke Show
Rod Steiger	Actor	14-Apr-1925	9-Jul-2002	In The Heat of the Night
Scott Wilson	Actor	29-Mar-1942	6-Oct-2018	In Cold Blood

CAST

Sidney Poitier	...   Virgil Tibbs
Rod Steiger	...   Gillespie
co-starring
Warren Oates	...   Sam Wood
Lee Grant	...   Mrs. Colbert
Larry Gates	...   Endicott
James Patterson	...   Mr. Purdy
with
William Schallert	...   Mayor Schubert
Beah Richards	...   Mama Caleba
Peter Whitney	...   Courtney
Kermit Murdock	...   Henderson
Larry D. Mann	...   Watkins
Matt Clark	...   Packy
Arthur Malet	...   Ulam
Fred Stewart	...   Dr. Stuart
and introducing
Quentin Dean	...   Delores
Scott Wilson	...   Harvey Oberst
Anthony James	...   Ralph
Timothy Scott	...   Shagbag
William C. Watson	...   McNeil
Eldon Quick	...   Charles Hawthorne
Stuart Nisbet	...   Shuie
Khalil Bezaleel	...   Jess
Peter Masterson	...   Fryer
Jester Hairston	...   Butler
Phil Adams	...   1st Tough
Nikita Knatz	...   2nd Tough
Sam Reese	...   Clerk

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