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Synopsis
In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American Southern Gothic mystery-drama film directed by Norman Jewison, produced by Walter Mirisch, and starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. It tells the story of Virgil Tibbs (Poitier), a black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes embroiled in a murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi. The film was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from John Ball's 1965 novel of the same name.
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Credits
- Producer
- Walter Mirisch
- Director
- Norman Jewison
- Screenplay
- Stirling Silliphant, John Ball
- Director of Photography
- Haskell Wexler
- Original Music Composer
- Quincy Jones
- Editor
- Hal Ashby
- Country
- United States
Box office · USD, worldwide
×12.2return on budget
Budget
$2.0M
Revenue
$24.4M
Cast · 19
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