Cast
Crew
J
John Ball
Novel
S
Stirling Silliphant
Screenplay
P
Paul Groesse
Art Direction
R
Robert Priestley
Set Decoration
J
Jim Henderling
Production Manager
W
Walter Goss
Sound
K
Kevin F. Cleary
Sound
C
Clem Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
C
Charles Cooper
Sound
M
Morris Rosen
Grip
R
Richard Carruth
Music Editor
R
Ross A. Maehl
Gaffer
B
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Assistant Editor
M
Meta Rebner
Script Supervisor
R
Ralph Gerling
Camera Operator
W
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
S
Stephen R. Ferry
Props
J
James A. Richards
Sound Editor
M
Murray Naidich
Title Designer
T
Terry Morse Jr.
First Assistant Director
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.