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Cast
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Sidney Poitier | As: Virgil Tibbs |
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Rod Steiger | As: Police Chief Bill Gillespie |
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Warren Oates | As: Deputy Sam Wood |
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Peter Whitney | As: Deputy Courtney |
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Lee Grant | As: Mrs. Leslie Colbert |
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it. |
| Certification: | PG-13 |
Details
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Language: English
Release Date: 02 August 1967
Country: US
Runtime: 109m
Film Collections
Company Credits
Company: United Artists, The Mirisch Company
Budget: $2,000,000
Revenue: $27,379,978
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Cast
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Sidney Poitier |
Virgil Tibbs |
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Rod Steiger |
Police Chief Bill Gillespie |
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Warren Oates |
Deputy Sam Wood |
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Peter Whitney |
Deputy Courtney |
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Lee Grant |
Mrs. Leslie Colbert |
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Anthony James |
Ralph |
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William Schallert |
Mayor Schubert |
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Scott Wilson |
Harvey Oberst |
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Larry Gates |
Eric Endicott |
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James Patterson |
Mr. Purdy |
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Quentin Dean |
Delores Purdy |
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Kermit Murdock |
Henderson |
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Larry D. Mann |
Watkins |
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Matt Clark |
Packy |
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Beah Richards |
Mama Caleba |
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Arthur Malet |
Ulam |
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Fred Stewart |
Dr. Stuart |
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Timothy Scott |
Shagbag |
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William Watson |
McNeil |
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Eldon Quick |
Charles Hawthorne |
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Jester Hairston |
Endicott's Butler |
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Stuart Nisbet |
Shuie |
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Khalil Bezaleel |
Jess |
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Peter Masterson |
Fryer |
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Phil Adams |
1st Tough |
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Nikita Knatz |
2nd Tough |
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Sam Reese |
Clerk |
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Jack Teter |
Philip Colbert (uncredited) |
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Alan Oppenheimer |
Ted Appleton (uncredited) |
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Clegg Hoyt |
Deputy (uncredited) |
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Buzz Barton |
Conductor (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Norman Jewison |
Director |
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Meta Rebner |
Script Supervisor |
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Terry Morse Jr. |
First Assistant Director |
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Newt Arnold |
Second Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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John Ball |
Novel |
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Stirling Silliphant |
Screenplay |
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Alan Bergman |
Lyricist |
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Marilyn Bergman |
Lyricist |
Production Crew
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Walter Mirisch |
Producer |
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Lynn Stalmaster |
Casting |
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Jim Henderling |
Production Manager |
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Allen K. Wood |
Production Supervisor |
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Howard Joslin |
Unit Production Manager |
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Hal Ashby |
Producer's Assistant |
Edited By
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Hal Ashby |
Editor |
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Byron 'Buzz' Brandt |
Assistant Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Del Armstrong |
Makeup Artist |
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Alan Levine |
Costume Design |
Sound
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Quincy Jones |
Original Music Composer |
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Kevin F. Cleary |
Sound |
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Richard Carruth |
Music Editor |
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Walter Goss |
Sound |
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Clem Portman |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Charles Cooper |
Sound |
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Ray Charles |
Vocals |
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James A. Richards |
Sound Editor |
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Quincy Jones |
Songs |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Haskell Wexler |
Director of Photography |
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Morris Rosen |
Grip |
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Ralph Gerling |
Camera Operator |
Lighting
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Ross A. Maehl |
Gaffer |
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Don Stott |
Gaffer |
Art Department
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Paul Groesse |
Art Direction |
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Robert Priestley |
Set Decoration |
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Joseph Musso |
Production Illustrator |
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Stephen R. Ferry |
Props |
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Murray Naidich |
Title Designer |
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Wayne Fitzgerald |
Title Designer |
Other Crew
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John Moio |
Stunts |
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