In the Heat of the Night

Movie Details

Overview

A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.

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Cast: Beah Richards, James Patterson, Kermit Murdock, Larry Gates, Lee Grant, Peter Whitney, Rod Steiger, Sidney Poitier, Warren Oates, William Schallert

Director: Norman Jewison

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Country: United States

Release Year: 1967

IMDB Rating: 7.9 (89693 votes)

TMDB Rating: 7.6 (1034 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes: 96

Metacritic: 76

Runtime: 1h 50m

Budget: 27,669 USD

Release Date: 1967-08-02

Awards: Won 5 Oscars, 23 wins & 16 nominations total