Winner of five awards at the 1968 Oscars and one of director Norman Jewison's most enduring films. Stars Sidney Poitier...
Winner of five awards at the 1968 Oscars and one of director Norman Jewison's most enduring films. Stars Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger.
While traveling in the Deep South, Virgil Tibbs (Poitier), a black Philadelphia homicide detective, becomes unwittingly embroiled in the murder investigation of a prominent businessman when he is first accused of the crime and then asked to solve it. But finding the killer proves to be difficult when his efforts are constantly thwarted by the bigoted town sheriff (Steiger). Realising neither man can solve this case alone, they put aside their differences and prejudices to join forces in a desperate race against time to discover the shocking truth.
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95 %88 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
92 %23,387 reviewsAudience score rating
"An excellent Sidney Poitier performance, and an outstanding one by Rod Steiger, overcome some noteworthy flaws to make In The Heat of the Night an absorbing contemporary murder drama."
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Variety
Variety"Hindsight has lent this gripping, serious-minded melodrama a certain righteous intensity."
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Time Out
Time Out"...a film that has the look and sound of actuality and the pounding pulse of truth."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"It's a stylish performance from Poitier and an honest, intelligent contribution from Steiger."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Probably Norman Jewison's best picture."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineIn The Heat Of The Night | Details
- Runtime
- 109
- Genre
- Drama, Thriller
- Country of origin
- USA
