Country
United Kingdom
Date
Aug 24, 1967
Note
London
They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it.
1h 49min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Scott Wilson | Harvey Oberst |
| Larry Gates | Eric Endicott |
| James Patterson | Mr. Purdy |
| Quentin Dean | Delores Purdy |
| Kermit Murdock | Henderson |
| Larry D. Mann | Watkins |
| Matt Clark | Packy |
| Beah Richards | Mama Caleba |
| Arthur Malet | Ulam |
| Fred Stewart | Dr. Stuart |
| Timothy Scott | Shagbag |
| William Watson | McNeil |
| Eldon Quick | Charles Hawthorne |
| Jester Hairston | Endicott's Butler |
| Stuart Nisbet | Shuie |
| Khalil Bezaleel | Jess |
| Peter Masterson | Fryer |
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| Phil Adams | 1st Tough |
| Nikita Knatz | 2nd Tough |
| Sam Reese | Clerk |
| Jack Teter | Philip Colbert (uncredited) |
| Alan Oppenheimer | Ted Appleton (uncredited) |
| Clegg Hoyt | Deputy (uncredited) |
| Buzz Barton | Conductor (uncredited) |
Genres
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | In the Heat of the Night |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | United Artists, The Mirisch Company |
| Data di uscita | 2 agosto 1967 |
| Producer | Walter Mirisch |
| Writer | John Ball, Stirling Silliphant, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman |
| Casting | Lynn Stalmaster |
| Editors | Hal Ashby, Byron 'Buzz' Brandt |
| Cinematography | Haskell Wexler, Ralph Gerling, Morris Rosen |
| Asst. Directors | Terry Morse Jr., Newt Arnold, Norman Jewison, Meta Rebner |
| Lighting | Ross A. Maehl, Don Stott |
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| Camera Operators | Ralph Gerling, Haskell Wexler, Morris Rosen |
| Add. Photography | Haskell Wexler, Ralph Gerling, Morris Rosen |
| Production Design | Paul Groesse, Robert Priestley, Joseph Musso, Wayne Fitzgerald, Stephen R. Ferry, Murray Naidich |
| Art Direction | Paul Groesse, Robert Priestley, Joseph Musso, Wayne Fitzgerald, Stephen R. Ferry, Murray Naidich |
| Set Decoration | Robert Priestley, Paul Groesse, Joseph Musso, Wayne Fitzgerald, Stephen R. Ferry, Murray Naidich |
| Stunts | John Moio |
| Composer | Quincy Jones, Walter Goss, Clem Portman, Kevin F. Cleary, Charles Cooper, Richard Carruth, Ray Charles, James A. Richards |
| Sound | Quincy Jones, Walter Goss, Clem Portman, Kevin F. Cleary, Charles Cooper, Richard Carruth, Ray Charles, James A. Richards |
| Costume Design | Alan Levine, Del Armstrong |
| Makeup | Del Armstrong, Alan Levine |
| Hairstyling | Alan Levine, Del Armstrong |
| Collezione | Virgil Tibbs Trilogy |
| Budget | 2.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 27.379.978 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Country
Spain
Date
Apr 13, 1968
Note
Barcelona
Country
Russia
Date
Jun 11, 1990
Note
Interfest-90
Theatrical release
Country
Philippines
Date
Aug 02, 1967
Country
United States
Date
Aug 02, 1967
Certification
PG-13
Country
Canada
Date
Aug 18, 1967
Certification
18A
Country
Ireland
Date
Aug 23, 1967
Certification
15
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Country
United Kingdom
Date
Sep 01, 1967
Certification
12
Country
Japan
Date
Oct 14, 1967
Country
Argentina
Date
Oct 25, 1967
Country
Brazil
Date
Oct 30, 1967
Certification
12
Country
Sweden
Date
Feb 26, 1968
Certification
15
Country
Netherlands
Date
Feb 29, 1968
Certification
12
Country
Australia
Date
Mar 01, 1968
Country
France
Date
Mar 01, 1968
Country
Austria
Date
Mar 15, 1968
Country
Belgium
Date
Mar 21, 1968
Certification
18
Country
Germany
Date
Mar 22, 1968
Certification
12
Note
West Germany
Country
Finland
Date
Apr 04, 1968
Certification
K-16
Country
Italy
Date
Apr 12, 1968
Country
Mexico
Date
Apr 25, 1968
Country
Denmark
Date
May 03, 1968
Country
Spain
Date
May 09, 1968
Certification
12
Country
Uruguay
Date
May 23, 1968
Country
Norway
Date
May 27, 1968
Country
Portugal
Date
Oct 03, 1968
Certification
e 12
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Jul 10, 1969
Country
Türkiye
Date
Mar 17, 1970
Country
Hungary
Date
Jun 17, 1971
Country
Poland
Date
Mar 15, 1976
Physical media
Country
Australia
Date
Jan 01, 1985
Certification
M
Country
Greece
Date
Mar 17, 2003
Note
DVD
Country
Netherlands
Date
May 07, 2003
Certification
12
Note
DVD
TV
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jun 08, 2002
Certification
12
Note
Nederland 2
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
Jun 19, 2010
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