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Dominican Rep. In the Heat of the Night
- Original title
- In the Heat of the Night
- Year
- 1967
- Running time
- 109 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Stirling Silliphant. Novel: John Ball
- Cast
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Sidney Poitier
Rod Steiger
Warren Oates
Lee Grant- Quentin Dean
James Patterson
Matt Clark
Scott Wilson
Harry Dean Stanton
Larry Gates
Beah Richards
William Schallert
Peter Whitney- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
The Mirisch Corporation. Distributor: United Artists- Genre
- Thriller. Mystery. Drama | Small Town Life (North-american). Southern Gothic. Racism
- Synopsis
- When a prominent local businessman is found murdered in the tiny southern town of Sparta, Mississippi, Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) gets picked up at the train station as a potential suspect, having essentially three strikes against him: he’s black, he’s a stranger, and he’s carrying a good amount of cash. Nobody bothers to question him until he’s brought before the police chief, Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger), where it is embarrassingly learned that Tibbs is a Philadelphia homicide cop. After a phone call to his boss, and for reasons never made entirely clear, Tibbs ends up working on the very murder he was accused of, alongside the very men who accused him! It’s clear from the get go that these good old southern boys haven’t had much experience in homicide cases, and Tibbs brings a scientific and logical expertise that both baffles and intimidates the white officers.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1967: 5 Academy Awards: Movie, Actor (Rod Steiger), Adapted Screenplay, Sound, Editing. 7 Nominations1967: 3 Golden Globes, including Best Movie - Drama. 6 nominations1967: BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actor (Rod Steiger). 3 Nominations1967: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Film & Best Actor (Steiger). 3 Nominations1967: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director1967: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Drama Screenplay
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