In the Heat of the Night

Name: In the Heat of the Night
Director: Norman Jewison
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1967-08-02
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Peter Whitney, Lee Grant

“They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it.”

7.7(1,310)PG-1319671h 49mEN

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Cast

Sidney Poitier

Virgil Tibbs

Rod Steiger

Police Chief Bill Gillespie

Warren Oates

Deputy Sam Wood

Peter Whitney

Deputy Courtney

Lee Grant

Mrs. Leslie Colbert

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