In the heat of the night

In the heat of the night The Mirisch Corporation presents ; the Norman Jewison/Walter Mirisch production ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Norman Jewison.

"Passing through the backwoods town of Sparta, Mississippi, Philadelphia detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) becomes embroiled in a murder case. He forms an uneasy alliance with the bigoted police chief (Rod Steiger), who faces mounting pressure from Sparta's hostile citizens to catch...

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Other Authors: Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996 (Screenwriter), Wexler, Haskell (director of photography.), Jones, Quincy, 1933- (composer (expression)), Ashby, Hal (Film editor), Poitier, Sidney (Actor), Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002 (Actor), Oates, Warren, 1928-1982 (Actor), Grant, Lee, 1927- (Actor), Gates, Larry, 1915-1996 (Actor), Patterson, James, 1932-1972 (Actor), Collins, K. Austin, Ball, John Dudley, 1911-1988
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2019]
Edition:DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 959.
Subjects:
African American detectives > Drama.
Homicide investigation > Mississippi > Sparta > Drama.
Racism > Mississippi > Sparta > Drama.
Feature films.
Videos > Dinand
Mississippi > Race relations > Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Fiction films.
Detective and mystery films.
Crime films.
Drama.
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Call Number: DVD PN1997 .I5 2019
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