In the Heat of the Night
They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it.
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In the Heat of the Night
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.
Orignal Language
en
Duration
1 hr 49 min
Collection
Virgil Tibbs Trilogy
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Status
Released
Release Data
1967-08-02
Produced By
United Artists, The Mirisch Company