In the Heat of the Night (1967)

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NR | 1 hr 49 mins | Drama, Thriller, Adaptation | Released: 1/1/1967

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Synopsis:

A black detective teams up with a racist white sheriff to solve a murder in a small town in the South. Over time, they begin to find respect for one another.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
1/1/1967

Studio	Credit
United Artists Pictures Inc.	Studio
Director	Credit
Norman Jewison	Director
Cast	Credit
Sidney Poitier	Virgil Tibbs
Rod Steiger	Bill Gillespie
Warren Oates	Sam Wood
Lee Grant	Mrs Leslie Colbert
James Patterson	Purdy
Quentin Dean	Delores Purdy
Larry Gates	Eric Endicott
William Schallert	Webb Schubert
Beah Richards	Mama Caleba
Scott Wilson	Harvey Oberst
Jack Teter	Philip Colbert
Matt Clark	Packy Harrison
Anthony James	Ralph Henshaw
Kermit Murdock	H E Henderson
Khalil Bazaleel	Jess
Peter Whitney	George Courtney
William Watson	Harold Courtney
Timothy Scott	Shagbag Martin
Michael LeGlaire	Member of the Mayor's Council
Larry D Mann	Member of the Mayor's Council
Stewart Nesbitt	Member of the Mayor's Council
Eldon Quick	Charles Hawthorne
Fred Stewart	Dr Stuart
Arthur Malet	Ted Ulam
Peter Masterson	Arnold Fryer
Alan Oppenheimer	Engineer
Philip Garris	Engineer
Jester Hairston	Henry
Clegg Hoyt	Deputy
Phil Adams	Young Tough
Nikita Knatz	Young Tough
David Stinehart	Baggage Master
Buzz Barton	Conductor
Production Credits	Credit
Walter Mirisch	Producer
Distribution Companies	Credit
MGM/UA Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
United Artists Pictures Inc.	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
John Ball	Source Material (from novel)
Stirling Silliphant	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Paul Groesse	Art Director - art direction
Bob Priestley	Set Decorator - set decoration
Film Camera	Credit
Haskell Wexler	Director of Photography
Music	Credit
Quincy Jones	Song - songs
Quincy Jones	Music
Ray Charles	Song Performer
Marilyn Bergman	Song - songs
Alan Bergman	Song - songs
Production Management	Credit
Allen K Wood	Production Supervisor
Terry Morse Jr	Assistant Director
James E Henderling	Production Manager
Newton Arnold	Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
James A Richard	Sound Effects Editor
Walter Goss	Sound
Visual Effects	Credit
Murray Naidich	Titles
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Alan Levine	Costumes
Del Armstrong	Makeup

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