In the Heat of the Night
1967 • Crime | Drama
7.672 (1,250)
Norman Jewison
Director
Status
Released
Release date
August 2, 1967
Duration
109 Min
Language
English
Popularity
2.8557
Budget
$2,000,000
Revenue
$27,379,978
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.
