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.
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Production Companies:
United Artists
The Mirisch Company
Production Countries:
United States of America
Astro
Videos
Date: 2023-02-17T21:00:10.000Z
"I'm A Police Officer"
Date: 2023-02-16T21:00:12.000Z
Train Station Scene
Date: 2023-02-14T21:00:08.000Z
Autopsy Scene
Date: 2022-09-16T16:04:13.000Z
TCM Big Screen Classics 55th Anniversary Spot
Date: 2021-02-22T15:30:03.000Z
Mr. Tibbs Slaps Endicott
Date: 2021-02-21T15:30:02.000Z
Official Trailer
Date: 2020-06-01T18:42:10.000Z
Laurence Fishburne on IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
Date: 2020-04-16T21:48:02.000Z
In the Heat of the Night (1967) Discussion with Lee Grant, Walter Mirisch and Norman Jewison
