In the heat of the night, The Mirisch Corporation presents ; the Norman Jewison/Walter Mirisch production ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Norman Jewison
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Label
In the heat of the night, The Mirisch Corporation presents ; the Norman Jewison/Walter Mirisch production ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Norman Jewison
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
In the heat of the night
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
1077711604
Responsibility statement
The Mirisch Corporation presents ; the Norman Jewison/Walter Mirisch production ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Norman Jewison
Runtime
110
Series statement
The Criterion collection, 959
Summary
"Passing through the backwoods town of Sparta, Mississippi, Philadelphia detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) becomes embroiled in a murder case. He forms an uneasy alliance with the bigoted police chief (Rod Steiger), who faces mounting pressure from Sparta's hostile citizens to catch the killer and run the African American interloper out of town."--Container
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Mirisch Corporation
- Poitier, Sidney
- Wexler, Haskell
- Jones, Quincy, 1933-
- Patterson, James, 1932-1972
- Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996
- Ashby, Hal
- Mirisch, Walter
- Gates, Larry, 1915-1996
- Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002
- Jewison, Norman, 1926-
- Ball, John Dudley, 1911-1988
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Oates, Warren, 1928-1982
- Grant, Lee, 1927-
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- Contributor15
- Mirisch Corporation
- Poitier, Sidney
- Wexler, Haskell
- Jones, Quincy, 1933-
- Patterson, James, 1932-1972
- Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996
- Ashby, Hal
- Mirisch, Walter
- Gates, Larry, 1915-1996
- Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002
- Jewison, Norman, 1926-
- Ball, John Dudley, 1911-1988
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Oates, Warren, 1928-1982
- Grant, Lee, 1927-
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