In the Heat of the Night
original movie poster
Directed by	Norman Jewison
Produced by	Walter Mirisch
Written by	John Ball (novel) Stirling Silliphant (screenplay)
Starring	Sidney Poitier Rod Steiger Lee Grant
Music by	Quincy Jones
Cinematography	Haskell Wexler
Editing by	Hal Ashby
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	August 2, 1967
Running time	109 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 film, based on the John Ball novel published in 1965 of the same name, which tells the story of a Northern Black police detective who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a racist small town in Mississippi. Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, BA, LL.D (born July 21, 1926) is a Canadian film director, producer, and actor. ... Walter Mirisch (born November 8, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an American film producer in Hollywood, California. ... John Ball (priest) (d. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sir Sidney Poitier KBE, (IPA pronunciation: ) (born February 20, 1927), is a Bahamian American Academy Award-winning actor (film and stage), film director, and activist. ... Rod Steiger (April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American actor. ... Lee Grant (October 31, 1927 in New York, New York) is an American theater, film and television actress, and film director who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. ... Quincy Jones on the cover of Back on the Block (1989). ... Haskell Wexler (born February 6, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois) is an award-winning American cinematographer and director. ... Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 - December 27, 1988) was an American film director and Academy Award winner. ... The current United Artists logo (a variant was used during the 1980s). ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Juhn Dudley Ball (1911-1988), writing as John Ball, was an American author best known for novels involving the character Virgil Tibbs, first introduced in 1965 in In the Heat of the Night. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Unlucky black cat. ... A detective is an officer of the police who performs criminal or administrative investigations, in some police departments, the lowest rank among such investigators (above the lowest rank of officers and below sergeants), a civilian licensed to investigate information not readily available in public records (a private investigator, also called... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

In 2002 the United States Library of Congress deemed the original film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. The quote, "They call me Mister Tibbs!," was listed as #16 on the American Film Institute's AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes, a list of top movie quotes. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The Great Hall interior. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ... The American Film Institute (AFI) is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act. ... Part of the AFI 100 Years. ...

The movie would later become the basis of a television series entitled In the Heat of the Night, starring Carroll O'Connor, Howard Rollins, Alan Autry, David Hart, Anne-Marie Johnson, and Hugh O'Connor. In the Heat of the Night was a 1988 television series based on the motion picture, In the Heat of the Night. ... John Carroll OConnor (August 2, 1924 – June 21, 2001) was an Irish-American actor, famous for his portrayal of the character Archie Bunker in the television sitcoms All in the Family (1971-1979) and Archie Bunkers Place (1979-1983). ... Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr. ... Carlos Alan Autry (born July 31, 1952) is an actor, politician, and former NFL football player. ... David Hart (born February 6, 1954 in Marianna Florida) is an American actor, best known for playing Sgt. ... Anne-Marie Johnson (b. ... Hugh Edward Ralph OConnor (April 7, 1962 – March 28, 1995) was an American actor, known for his role as Det. ...

Part of the movie was filmed in Sparta, Illinois, where many of the film's landmarks can still be seen. Sparta is a city in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. ...

Synopsis

When a wealthy man planning to build a factory in Sparta, Mississippi, is murdered, Police Chief Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger) is pressured to find his killer quickly. Northerner Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier), passing through, is picked up at the train station with a substantial amount of money in his wallet. Gillespie jumps to the conclusion he has his (African-American) man, but is embarrassed to learn that Tibbs is a respected Philadelphia homicide detective who had been visiting his mother. After this racist treatment, Tibbs wants nothing more than to leave as quickly as possible, but the victim's widow (Lee Grant) is impressed by the detective's expertise and threatens to stop construction on the much-needed factory unless he leads the investigation. Gillespie then talks Tibbs' captain into lending his services. Sparta, Mississippi is a small community located in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, which is in the northeastern part of the state. ... Rod Steiger (April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American actor. ... Virgil Tibbs is a fictional character who is one of the two leading male characters in John Balls 1965 novel In the Heat of the Night, the 1967 fim based on that novel, and the subsequent television series derived from the film. ... Sir Sidney Poitier KBE, (IPA pronunciation: ) (born February 20, 1927), is a Bahamian American Academy Award-winning actor (film and stage), film director, and activist. ... Lee Grant (October 31, 1927 in New York, New York) is an American theater, film and television actress, and film director who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. ...

Despite the rocky start to their relationship, they come to respect each other as they are forced to work together to solve the crime.

Primary cast

• Sidney Poitier : Detective Virgil Tibbs
• Rod Steiger : Police Chief Bill Gillespie
• Warren Oates : Officer Sam Wood
• Lee Grant : Mrs. Leslie Colbert
• Larry Gates : Eric Endicott
• James Patterson : Purdy
• William Schallert : Mayor Webb Schubert
• Beah Richards : Mama Caleba (aka Mrs. Bellamy)
• Peter Whitney : Officer George Courtney
• Kermit Murdock : H.E. Henderson (banker)
• Larry D. Mann : Watkins
• Quentin Dean : Delores Purdy
• Anthony James : Ralph Henshaw

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Awards

Wins

• Academy Award for Best Picture
• Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama
• New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Picture
• Academy Award for Best Actor - Rod Steiger
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama - Rod Steiger
• Academy Award for Film Editing - Hal Ashby
• Academy Award for Sound - Samuel Goldwyn Studios
• Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay - Stirling Silliphant
• Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Stirling Silliphant
• BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor - Rod Steiger
• BAFTA UN Award - Norman Jewison
• Edgar Award - Best Motion Picture Screenplay - Stirling Silliphant (Ball's book also received an Edgar, for Best First Novel)

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Nominations

• Academy Award for Directing - Norman Jewison
• Academy Award for Sound Editing - James Richard
• BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor - Sidney Poitier
• BAFTA Award for Best Film from any Source - Norman Jewison
• Directors Guild of America for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures - Norman Jewison
• Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Director - Norman Jewison
• Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama - Sidney Poitier
• Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Lee Grant
• Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Quentin Dean
• Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media - Quincy Jones
• Writers Guild of America for Best Written American Drama - Stirling Silliphant

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Sequels

In the Heat of the Night was followed by two sequels, They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! in 1970, and The Organization in 1971. They call me MISTER Tibbs was a 1970 sequel to In the Heat of the Night (1967). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

See also

• Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

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External links

• In the Heat of the Night at the Internet Movie Database
• In the Heat of the Night at Filmsite.org