In The Heat Of The Night
MGM/UA (1967)
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
In Collection
#124
0*
DVD
110 mins
IMDB 8.1

Larry Gates Eric Endicott
Lee Grant Mrs. Leslie Colbert
Warren Oates Sam Wood
James Patterson Mr. Purdy
Sidney Poitier Virgil Tibbs
Beah Richards Mama Caleba
William Schallert Mayor Schubert
Rod Steiger Bill Gillespie
Peter Whitney George Courtney
Kermit Murdock H.E. Henderson

Director Norman Jewison
Producer Walter Mirisch
Stirling Silliphant
Writer Stirling Silliphant
John Ball

Philly homicide detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) has come to a small, prejudiced Mississippi town to visit family. Being a newcomer and an African American, he is immediately picked up when a rich Caucasian man is murdered. After the mix up is resolved, Tibbs is told by his boss to help with the investigation as the small town sheriff, Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger), has no real experience with homicide investigations. The two have to learn to put aside their differences. Tibbs continues to be appalled by the deep rooted racism in the town. Together, Tibbs and Gillespie have to overcome the racial tensions in order to solve the murder.

Edition Details
Audience Rating PG (Parental Guidance)
Country USA
Language English
Distributor MGM (Video & DVD)
Edition Contemporary Classics
Barcode 027616857927
Region Region 1
Chapters 16
Release Date 6/4/2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles French; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Mono [English]
Dolby Digital Mono [French]
Dolby Digital Mono [Spanish]
Dolby Surround [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Color Closed-captioned Widescreen