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In the Heat of the Night (film)
In the Heat of the Night
is a 1967 American
mystery
drama film
directed by
Norman Jewison
. It is based on
John Ball
's 1965
novel of the same name
which tells the story of
Virgil Tibbs
, a black
police detective
from
Philadelphia
, who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a racist small town in
Mississippi
. It stars
Sidney Poitier
,
Rod Steiger
, and
Warren Oates
, and was produced by
Walter Mirisch
. The screenplay was by
Stirling Silliphant
.
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