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In the Heat of the Night1967

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Runtime
1 hour 49 minutes
Language
English
Tagline
They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it.
Overview

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.

Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released
August 2, 1967
Budget
$2,000,000
Revenue
$27,379,978
Production
  • United Artists
  • The Mirisch Company

Credits

Directing

  • Norman JewisonDirector
  • Meta RebnerScript Supervisor
  • Newt ArnoldSecond Assistant Director
  • Terry Morse Jr.First Assistant Director

Writing

  • John BallNovel
  • Stirling SilliphantScreenplay
  • Alan BergmanLyricist
  • Marilyn BergmanLyricist

Art

  • Robert PriestleySet Decoration
  • Paul GroesseArt Direction
  • Joseph MussoProduction Illustrator
  • Wayne FitzgeraldTitle Designer
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  • Stephen R. FerryProps
  • Murray NaidichTitle Designer

Camera

  • Haskell WexlerDirector of Photography
  • Morris RosenGrip
  • Ralph GerlingCamera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

  • Alan LevineCostume Design
  • Del ArmstrongMakeup Artist

Crew

  • John MoioStunts

Editing

  • Hal AshbyEditor
  • Byron 'Buzz' BrandtAssistant Editor

Lighting

  • Ross A. MaehlGaffer
  • Don StottGaffer

Production

  • Walter MirischProducer
  • Lynn StalmasterCasting
  • Jim HenderlingProduction Manager
  • Howard JoslinUnit Production Manager
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  • Allen K. WoodProduction Supervisor
  • Hal AshbyProducer's Assistant

Sound

  • Quincy JonesOriginal Music Composer
  • Clem PortmanSound Re-Recording Mixer
  • Kevin F. ClearySound
  • Charles CooperSound
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  • Walter GossSound
  • Richard CarruthMusic Editor
  • Quincy JonesSongs
  • Ray CharlesVocals
  • James A. RichardsSound Editor

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