In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it.
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.
- Released: 1967-08-02
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Runtime: 1h 49m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 1,322 votes
Directed by Norman Jewison.
Top cast
- Sidney Poitier as Det. Virgil Tibbs
- Rod Steiger as Police Chief Bill Gillespie
- Warren Oates as Deputy Sam Wood
- Lee Grant as Mrs. Leslie Colbert
- Larry Gates as Eric Endicott
- James Patterson as Mr. Purdy
- William Schallert as Mayor Schubert
- Beah Richards as Mama Caleba
- Peter Whitney as Deputy Courtney
- Kermit Murdock as Henderson
Where to watch In the Heat of the Night
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- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; watch free on 7plus, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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