Key Cast:Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant , James Patterson, Quentin Dean ,Larry Gates , William Schallert, Beah Richards, Scott Wilson, Jack Teter
Rating: Approved
Genre(s): Drama, Crime
Song Sample:
"In the Heat of the Night"
Ray Charles and Quincy Jones
Description
While traveling in the deep south, Virgil Tibb (Sidney Poitier), 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 efforts are constantly thwarted by the bigoted town Sheriff (Rod Steiger).
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.
Trivia
∙ This movie is frequently cited as one of Sidney Poitier’s favorite film of his own.
∙ In the Heat of the Night is based on the 1965 novel of the same name by John Ball.
∙ Part of the movie was filmed on location in Sparta, Illinois. They considered filming "In the Heat of the Night" in Mississippi, but due to the bad existing political conditions in the state, they decided to shoot elsewhere and chose Sparta, Illinois.
∙ Quincy Jones did the musical score for "In the Heat of the Night" and was nominated for a Grammy Award. This was the first movie score that Quincy Jones received a Grammy nomination for.
∙ The director of this movie, Norman Jewison, also directed A Soldier’s Story, another Top 100 BlackClassicMovies.com film.
∙ There are two movie sequels to In the Heat of the Night. They are They Call Me Mr. Tibbs! (1970) and The Organization (1971).
∙ The television show, In the Heat of the Night, which ran from 1988 to 1994 was based on this movie.
Awards
∙ "In the Heat of the Night" won three best picture awards: The Academy Award, the Golden Globe Award and the New York Film Critics’ Circle Award.
∙ Won five 1968 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (Rod Steiger), Best Writing/Screenplay (Stirling Silliphant), Best Sound and Best Film Editing
∙ Nominated for two additional 1968 Academy Awards: Best Director (Norman Jewison) and Best Sound Effects
∙ Won three 1968 Golden Globe Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (Rod Steiger) and Best Writing/Screenplay (Stirling Silliphant)
∙ Nominated for four additional Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor (Sidney Poitier), Best Director (Norman Jewison), Best Supporting Actress (Quentin Dean) and Best Supporting Actress (Lee Grant)
∙ Nominated for a 1968 Grammy Award for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture (Quincy Jones)
∙ Selected to the 2002 Library of Congress National Film Registry
This movie won three Best Picture Awards including
the 1967 Academy Award for Best Picture.
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"In the Heat of the Night" Movie Poster
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Sidney Poitier DVD Collection
Sidney Poitier DVD Collectiony
The Sidney Poitier Movie DVD Collection contains In the Heat of the Night and four other Sidney Poitier films. They are:
In the Heat of the Night For Love of Ivy(another Top 100 BlackClassicMovies.com film) Lilies of the Field(another Top 100 BlackClassicMovies.com film)
They Call Me Mr. Tibbs!
The Organization
"In the Heat of the Night" Movie Soundtrack - Download Now
"In the Heat of the Night" Movie Soundtrack Quincy Jones composed the movie soundtrack for "In the Heat of the Night." He was nominated for a Grammy Award for this album.
The title song is performed by Ray Charles.
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