In the Heat of the Night (NR)
synopsis
While traveling in the Deep South, Virgil Tibbs, a black Philadelphia homicide detective, becomes unwittingly embroiled in the murder investigation of a prominent businessman when he is first accused of the crime and then asked to solve it. Finding the killer proves to be difficult, however, especially when his efforts are constantly thwarted by the bigoted town sheriff. But neither man can solve this case alone. Putting aside their differences and prejudices, they join forces in a desperate race against time to discover the shocking truth.
details
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1 hr. 49 min.
Opened August 2nd, 1967
MovieGoer Review
In the Heat of the Night was the first film - and not the last - to capture the Academy's attention with its clear-eyed but hopeful examination of race relations in the South during the 1960s. Based on John Ball's 1965 novel of the same nam... MORE
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synopsis
While traveling in the Deep South, Virgil Tibbs, a black Philadelphia homicide detective, becomes unwittingly embroiled in the murder investigation of a prominent businessman when he is first accused of the crime and then asked to solve it. Finding the killer proves to be difficult, however, especially when his efforts are constantly thwarted by the bigoted town sheriff. But neither man can solve this case alone. Putting aside their differences and prejudices, they join forces in a desperate race against time to discover the shocking truth.
details
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1 hr. 49 min.
Opened August 2nd, 1967
MovieGoer Review
In the Heat of the Night was the first film - and not the last - to capture the Academy's attention with its clear-eyed but hopeful examination of race relations in the South during the 1960s. Based on John Ball's 1965 novel of the same nam... MORE
