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Release Date:
14 October 1967 (Japan)
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Tagline:
They got a murder on their hands . . . they don't know what to do with it. more
Plot:
An African American detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racist southern town. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 5 Oscars.
Another 17 wins
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12 nominations
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(21 articles)
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Perfect 10/10
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sidney Poitier | ... | Virgil Tibbs |
 | Rod Steiger | ... | Gillespie |
 | Warren Oates | ... | Sam Wood |
| Lee Grant | ... | Mrs. Colbert |
| Larry Gates | ... | Endicott |
| James Patterson | ... | Mr. Purdy |
| William Schallert | ... | Mayor Schubert |
| Beah Richards | ... | Mama Caleba |
| Peter Whitney | ... | Courtney |
| Kermit Murdock | ... | Henderson |
| Larry D. Mann | ... | Watkins |
| Matt Clark | ... | Packy |
| Arthur Malet | ... | Ulam |
| Fred Stewart | ... | Dr. Stuart |
| Quentin Dean | ... | Delores |
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Also Known As:
Dans la chaleur de la nuit (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) (France) (dubbed version) [fr]
In der Hitze der Nacht (Austria) (East Germany) (West Germany) [de]
Al calor de la noche (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
En el calor de la noche (Spain) [es]
En la calor de la nit (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Forró éjszakában (Hungary) [hu]
Gecenin sicaginda (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
I nattens hede (Denmark) [da]
I nattens hetta (Sweden) [sv]
Istoria enos eglimatos (Greece) [el]
La calda notte dell'ispettore Tibbs (Italy) [it]
No Calor da Noite (Brazil) [pt]
W upalna noc (Poland) [pl]
Yön kuumuudessa (Finland) [fi]
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In der Hitze der Nacht (Austria) (East Germany) (West Germany) [de]
Al calor de la noche (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
En el calor de la noche (Spain) [es]
En la calor de la nit (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Forró éjszakában (Hungary) [hu]
Gecenin sicaginda (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
I nattens hede (Denmark) [da]
I nattens hetta (Sweden) [sv]
Istoria enos eglimatos (Greece) [el]
La calda notte dell'ispettore Tibbs (Italy) [it]
No Calor da Noite (Brazil) [pt]
W upalna noc (Poland) [pl]
Yön kuumuudessa (Finland) [fi]
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Runtime:
109 min
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1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Sound)
Certification:
Australia:M |
South Africa:(Banned) |
Iceland:16 |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Brazil:12 |
South Africa:A (re-rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 (1968) |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
UK:12 |
USA:Approved |
West Germany:12
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Trivia:
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #75 Greatest Movie of All Time. It was the first inclusion of this film on the list.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Virgil is in the morgue helping examine the corpse, the clock on the wall stays on the same time throughout the discussions and examinations.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Ofcr. Sam Wood: Where you keeping the pie tonight?
Ralph Henshaw, diner counterman: I ate the last piece just before you came in.
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Ofcr. Sam Wood: Where you keeping the pie tonight?
Ralph Henshaw, diner counterman: I ate the last piece just before you came in.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema (2004) (V)
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Soundtrack:
It Sure Is Groovy!
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Is this movie based on a novel?A Note Regarding Spoilers
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This film deserved to win the Academy Award for best picture of 1967 -- just as Rod Steiger deserved to win Best Actor. In the Heat of the Night has it all though. What seems like a relatively simple case, turns into a complex murder mystery. I defy you to solve the mystery before the final minutes!
As if the mystery wasn't enough, the film is a sociologists' text book example on prejudice and privilege. This movie hasn't aged a bit -- one of the classics.