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In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American Southern Gothic mystery-drama film directed by Norman Jewison, produced by Walter Mirisch, and starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. It tells the story of Virgil Tibbs (Poitier), a black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes embroiled in a murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi. The film was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from John Ball's 1965 novel of the same name.
- Director
- Norman Jewison
- Writer
- Stirling Silliphant · John Ball
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- Release date
- 1967 · Released
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Country of origin
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- Drama · Mystery · Crime · Buddy
- Also known as
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- Deutsch
- In der Hitze der Nacht
- Français
- Dans la chaleur de la nuit
- Italiano
- La calda notte dell'ispettore Tibbs
- 日本語
- 夜の大捜査線
- 한국어
- 밤의 열기 속으로
- Polski
- W upalną noc
- Português
- No Calor da Noite
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