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title: 'They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gordon Douglas'
released: '1970-07-08'
runtime_minutes: 108
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/they-call-me-mister-tibbs-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066450/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)

1970 · R · 108 min · Drama, Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

They Call Me Mister Tibbs! is a 1970 American DeLuxe Color crime drama film directed by Gordon Douglas. The second installment in a trilogy, the release was preceded by In the Heat of the Night (1967) and followed by The Organization (1971). The film's title was taken from a line in the first film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gordon Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-douglas)
- **Screenplay:** [James R. Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-r-webb), [John Ball](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ball)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Quincy Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/quincy-jones)
- **Producer:** [Herbert Hirschman](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-hirschman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gerald Finnerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-finnerman)
- **Editor:** [Bud Molin](https://cinepixo.com/people/bud-molin)

## Cast

- [Martin Landau](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-landau)
- [John Alvin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alvin)
- [Garry Walberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/garry-walberg)
- [Don Hanmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-hanmer)
- [Juano Hernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/juano-hernandez)
- [Jeff Corey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-corey)
- [Norma Crane](https://cinepixo.com/people/norma-crane)
- [Barbara McNair](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-mcnair)
- [John Hillerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hillerman)
- [Ed Asner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-asner)
- [Sidney Poitier](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-poitier) as Virgil Tibbs
- [Anthony Zerbe](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-zerbe)
- [Beverly Todd](https://cinepixo.com/people/beverly-todd)

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