In the Heat of the Night (1967)
7.6
/10 By 1042 Votes
Overview : 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.
Release Date : August 2, 1967
Runtime : 109m
Genre : Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Companies : United Artists, The Mirisch Company
Countries : United States of America
Keywords : small town, southern usa, black people, police chief, stolen money, racial segregation, racist, murder, youth gang, whodunit, poverty, false accusations, police station, racial tension, autopsy room, red herring, railroad station, white supremacists, nymphette, bigot, deep south, cotton plantation, southern small town, rumble, illegal abortionist, petty thief, jumping to conclusions, preserved film
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