In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night

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Detective Virgil Tibbs is caught up in the racial tension of the US South when he is arrested after the murder of a prominent businessman. Tibbs was simply waiting for his next train at the station in Sparta, Mississippi and the confusion is soon resolved but when local police chief Gillespie learns that Tibbs is the Philadelphia PD's number one homicide expert, he reluctantly asks for his assistance. The murdered man, Mr. Colbert, had come to Sparta from the North to build a... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in In the Heat of the Night:

Sidney Poitier
Rod Steiger
Warren Oates
Peter Whitney
Lee Grant
Anthony James

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Detective Virgil Tibbs is caught up in the racial tension of the US South when he is arrested after the murder of a prominent businessman. Tibbs was simply waiting for his next train at the station in Sparta, Mississippi and the confusion is soon resolved but when local police chief Gillespie learns that Tibbs is the Philadelphia PD's number one homicide expert, he reluctantly asks for his assistance. The murdered man, Mr. Colbert, had come to Sparta from the North to build a new factory and his wife and business associates immediately point the finger at Endicott, the most powerful man in the county and the one who had the most to lose if a major new employer comes to the area. Tibbs' life is clearly in danger but he perseveres in a highly charged and racially explosive environment until the killer is found.

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Eye for Film - 10/10 by Jennie KermodeWhen critics of the film industry claim that films have no meaningful impact on the world, In The Heat Of The Night is one of the best examples you can use in counter-argument.
Movie Nation - 10/10 by Roger MooreYes, it’s a thriller with a murder mystery at the heart of it. But “whodunnit” is immaterial to the film’s thrills, and the one thing I seem to forget every time I watch it anew.
New York Daily News - 10/10 by Wanda HaleIt’s a pleasure, all too rare, to watch two splendid actors pitted against each other with equal force such as Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger in the exceptional murder mystery, In the Heat of the Night. Over the years I remember a few extraordinary cases of this kind - Spencer Tracy and Clark Gable in “San Francisco.” Alec Guinness and Jack Hawkins in “The Prisoner,” Richard Burton and Peter O’Toole in “Becket.”
Radio Times - 10/10 by Adrian TurnerThe plot is a set-up, a stacked deck, yet the atmosphere is palpably unpleasant, and Poitier and Steiger have a field day.
At the Movies (Australia) - 10/10 by Margaret PomeranzThe film was important socially because the Civil Rights Act had only come into being in 1964 and implementing it was another matter altogether.
Q Network Film Desk - 9/10 by James KendrickPoitier and Steiger have such strong chemistry together and they act so well in their respective roles that their relationship comes alive and grabs you on a gut level
Slate - 9/10 by Mark HarrisSteiger got the best actor Oscar for his masterful, Method deep-dive portrayal of Gillespie, a man just smart enough to know he's neither as talented as Tibbs nor as ignorant as the people around him. His jaw always working a wad of gum, his beady eyes darting, his blood pressure stroke-level as he spits out orders, he manages to play big without ever splitting the seams of his character.
Tim Dirks' The Greatest Films - 9/10 by Tim DirksIn the Heat of the Night (1967) is a tense whodunit detective story thriller that is set in the little town of Sparta, Mississippi during a hot summer
At the Movies (Australia) - 9/10 by David StrattonThis is a really good example of a film that was both entertaining and socially very responsible.
Creative Loafing - 9/10 by Matt BrunsonQuincy Jones provides a score that perfectly complements the flavorful atmosphere.

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