Cast
J
Jack Teter
Philip Colbert (uncredited)
Crew
R
Richard Carruth
Music Editor
R
Robert Priestley
Set Decoration
R
Ralph Gerling
Camera Operator
M
Meta Rebner
Script Supervisor
S
Stirling Silliphant
Screenplay
C
Clem Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
B
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Assistant Editor
W
Walter Goss
Sound
M
Morris Rosen
Grip
W
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
J
John Ball
Novel
R
Ross A. Maehl
Gaffer
T
Terry Morse Jr.
First Assistant Director
A
Alan Levine
Costume Design
P
Paul Groesse
Art Direction
K
Kevin F. Cleary
Sound
J
Jim Henderling
Production Manager
C
Charles Cooper
Sound
S
Stephen R. Ferry
Props
J
James A. Richards
Sound Editor
M
Murray Naidich
Title Designer
Virgil Tibbs Trilogy
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 and tells the story of Virgil Tibbs, a black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi. It stars Sidney Poitier. The film was followed by two sequels also starring Poitier, They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) and The Organization (1971). It was also the basis of a 1988 television series adaptation of the same name.
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