Oscar Best Picture (1968) User Rating of Movie: 8.1/10 Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime Release Year: 1967
Plot summary for In the Heat of the Night (1967)
After a wealthy northern factory owner is murdered, racist Mississippi cops accuse African American Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) of the crime. Once they learn that he is a renowned Philadelphia homicide detective, they reluctantly seek his help. As Tibbs displays his skills as a detective, he begins to win the respect, protection, and ultimately friendship of the Police Chief Bill Gillepsie (Rod Steiger).