In the Heat of the Night 1967 M
When
6.00 pm, Fri 24 Aug 2018 (110 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
About
'In Norman Jewison's explosive, racially-charged film, Sidney Poitier stars as Virgil Tibbs, Philly's #1 homicide detective who finds himself at odds with everyone from cops to killers when he gets swept up in a murder investigation in small town Mississippi. Rod Steiger co-stars as the town's racist sheriff.
With staggeringly powerful performances by both Poitier and Steiger, In the Heat of the Night was a monster hit upon its release and won 5 Oscars including Best Picture (though, tellingly, Poitier wasn't even nominated). It remains, to this day, a superlative film with remarkable talent both in front of and behind the camera – shot by Haskell Wexler, edited by Hal Ashby, music by Quincy Jones.' The Brattle Theatre
Production Credits
- Director: Norman Jewison
- Script: Stirling Silliphant
- Based on: the novel by John Balls
- Cinematographer: Haskell Wexler
- Cast: Lee Grant, Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates
- Editor: Hal Ashby
- Art Director: Paul Groesse
- Music: Quincy Jones
- Production Company: the Mirisch Corporation
- Print Source / Rights: Park Circus
- Screening Format: DCP, 35mm
- Year: 1967
- Runtime: 110 minutes
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Sound: Mono
- Colour: Colour