- Country: USA
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Release: 1967-08-02 (USA)
- Director: Norman Jewison
- Writers: Stirling Silliphant (I) (1918–1996) , John Ball (I) (1911–1988)
- Language: English
- Stars: Sidney Poitier , Rod Steiger (1925–2002) , Warren Oates (1928–1982) , Lee Grant (I)
- Runtime: 110 min
- Awards: Won 5 Oscars. 23 wins & 16 nominations total
- AKA: Спекотної ночі (Ukraine) , Al calor de la noche (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , In the Heat of the Night (United States of America) , In the Heat of the Night (Philippines) , Al calor de la noche (Venezuela) , Dans la chaleur de la nuit (Canada) , Al calor de la noche (Mexico) , Yoru no dai sôsa-sen (Japan) , Al calor de la noche (Peru) , Dans la chaleur de la nuit (France, French Republic) , У врелини ноћи (Serbia) , I nattens hetta (Finland) , Ιστορία ενός εγκλήματος (Greece) , Natten var het (Norway) , No Calor da Noite (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , In the Heat of the Night (Australia) , In the Heat of the Night (Israel) , Sức Nóng Màn Đêm (Vietnam) , Среднощна жега (Bulgaria) , I nattens hede (Denmark) , En el calor de la noche (Spain) , In the Heat of the Night (United Kingdom) , I nattens hetta (Sweden) , Al calor de la noche (Argentina) , In der Hitze der Nacht , U vrelini noci , In der Hitze der Nacht (Austria) , Forró éjszakában (Hungary) , Полуночная жара , 惡夜追緝令 (Taiwan) , No Calor da Noite (Brazil) , In the Heat of the Night , U vrelini noći (Croatia) , In der Hitze der Nacht (Germany) , La calda notte dell'ispettore Tibbs (Italy) , In caldura noptii (Romania) , In de hitte van de nacht (Belgium) , W upalną noc (Poland) , De Nacht van Inspecteur Tibbs (Netherlands the) , In the Heat of the Night (Canada) , Gecenin sıcağında (Turkey) , In the Heat of the Night (United Arab Emirates) , Dans la chaleur de la nuit (Belgium) , 夜の大捜査線 (Japan) , En la calor de la nit (Spain) , În arşiţa nopţii (Romania) , In der Hitze der Nacht , Dar garma-ye shab (Iran) , Yön kuumuudessa (Finland)Al calor de la noche, Dans la chaleur de la nuit, De Nacht van Inspecteur Tibbs, En el calor de la noche, En la calor de la nit, Forró éjszakában, Gecenin sicaginda, I nattens hede, I nattens hetta, In caldura noptii, In de hitte van de nacht, In der Hitze der Nacht, Istoria enos eglimatos, La calda notte dell'ispettore Tibbs, Natten var het, No Calor da Noite, U vrelini noći, W upalna noc, Yön kuumuudessa, Yoru no dai sôsa-sen, Полуночная жара, Среднощна жега, 恶夜追缉令, 月黑风急杀人夜, 炎热的夜晚
- Plot:
An African American detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racist southern town.
- IMDB:tt0061811
In the Heat of the Night Cast · · · ALL
Norman Jewison
Director
Sidney Poitier
Virgil Tibbs
Rod Steiger
(1925–2002)
Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Warren Oates
(1928–1982)
Deputy Sam Wood
Peter Whitney
(I)
(1916–1972)
Deputy Courtney
Lee Grant
(I)
Mrs. Leslie Colbert
Anthony James
(I)
Ralph
William Schallert
Mayor Schubert
Scott Wilson
Harvey Oberst
Larry Gates
(I)
(1915–1996)
Eric Endicott
James Patterson
(I)
(1932–1972)
Mr. Purdy
Quentin Dean
(1944–2003)
Delores Purdy
Kermit Murdock
(1908–1981)
Henderson
Larry D. Mann
(1922–2014)
Watkins
Matt Clark
(I)
Packy
Beah Richards
(1920–2000)
Mama Caleba
Arthur Malet
(1927–2013)
Ulam
Fred Stewart
(I)
(1906–1970)
Dr. Stuart
Timothy Scott
Shagbag
William Watson
McNeil
Eldon Quick
Charles Hawthorne
Jester Hairston
Endicott's Butler
Stuart Nisbet
Shuie
Peter Masterson
Fryer
Phil Adams
1st Tough
Nikita Knatz
2nd Tough