
In the Heat of the Night
19671h 49min
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.
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"I'm A Police Officer"
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Train Station Scene
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Autopsy Scene
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TCM Big Screen Classics 55th Anniversary Spot
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Mr. Tibbs Slaps Endicott
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Official Trailer
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Laurence Fishburne on IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
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In the Heat of the Night (1967) Discussion with Lee Grant, Walter Mirisch and Norman Jewison
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Rod Steiger winning an Oscar® for Best Actor
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