In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
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.
Cast
Virgil Tibbs
Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Delores Purdy
Henderson
Watkins
Packy
Mama Caleba
Ulam
Dr. Stuart
Shagbag
McNeil
Charles Hawthorne
Deputy Sam Wood
Endicott's Butler
Shuie
Jess
Fryer
1st Tough
2nd Tough
Clerk
Philip Colbert (uncredited)
Ted Appleton (uncredited)
Deputy (uncredited)
Deputy Courtney
Conductor (uncredited)
Mrs. Leslie Colbert
Ralph
Mayor Schubert
Harvey Oberst
Eric Endicott
Mr. Purdy
Crew
Novel
Director
Screenplay
Producer
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Editor
Casting
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Makeup Artist
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Production Supervisor
Production Illustrator
Sound
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound
Sound
Stunts
Camera Operator
Gaffer
Grip
Gaffer
Assistant Editor
Music Editor
Script Supervisor
Props
Vocals
Sound Editor
Title Designer
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Producer's Assistant
Title Designer
Songs
Lyricist
Lyricist