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In the Heat of the Night

1967-08-02
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Thriller
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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.

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Virgil Tibbs

Sidney Poitier

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Police Chief Bill Gillespie

Rod Steiger

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Deputy Sam Wood

Warren Oates

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Deputy Courtney

Peter Whitney

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Mrs. Leslie Colbert

Lee Grant

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Ralph

Anthony James

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Mayor Schubert

William Schallert

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Harvey Oberst

Scott Wilson

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