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In the Heat of the Night (1967)

7.7 IMDb 96% RT 76/100 MC
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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.

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Wicked Vision · 4K + Blu-ray

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Director

Norman Jewison

Genre

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sub-Genre

Social Drama

Runtime

1 hour and 49 minutes (109 minutes)

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Editor's Notes

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S-Tier Criterion 4K. Sidney Poitier's Oscar winner with a Kino Lorber restoration that people are really happy with. The disc hit $18.74 USD on Amazon with a coupon. The humidity and sweat of the Mississippi setting come through on this transfer in a way they never did on previous releases. Poitier made this, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and To Sir with Love all in 1967.

noted Apr 9, 2026

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