| | In The Heat Of The Night DVD (3 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Thriller Movies, Mystery Videos, Recommended, Murder, Essential Cinema, Cops, Thieves, Race Relations, AFI Top 100, AFI Top 100 Movie Quotes, AFI Top 50 Heroes, Best Picture Winner | | Starring | Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Lee Grant, Warren Oates, Scott Wilson, William Schallert, Quentin Dean, James Patterson | | Director | Norman Jewison | | Art Director | Paul Groesse | | Cinematographer | Haskell Wexler | | Composer | Quincy Jones | | Editor | Hal Ashby | | Producer | Walter Mirisch | | Screenwriter | Stirling Silliphant |
Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Sidney Poitier, Beah Richards, Rod Steiger, William Schallert - Dir:Norman Jewison The winner of the 1967 Oscar for Best Picture, "In the Heat of the Night" is set in a small Mississippi town where an unusual murder has been committed. Rod Steiger plays sheriff Bill Gillespie, a good lawman despite his racial prejudices. When Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier), a well-dressed African-American and Philadelphia police detective, comes to town, the two must betray culturally dictated perceptions of the other to grudgingly work together to solve the case. While on a trip back home in Mississippi, detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested for the murder of a prominent industrialist. His only crimes: being out late at night and being black. After some prodding by his boss, Tibbs joins forces with the bigoted town sheriff to catch the real killer. Norman Jewison helms this Best Picture winner about a black Philadelphia detective (Sidney Poitier) who becomes involved in a murder case in a small, bigoted southern town, much to the chagrin of the local redneck police chief (Rod Steiger). An excellent production, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from John Ball's novel. The drama boasts seven Academy Award nominations and five statuettes, including Best Picture, Best Actor--Rod Steiger, and Best (Adapted) Screenplay. Academy Award for Best Sound to the Goldwyn Sound Department. In The Heat Of The Night Reviews: "...At the height of the civil rights era, it was volcanic..."
-- Entertainment Weekly Staff, Entertainment Weekly "[T]his Oscar-anointed drama hinges on proto-CSI detective Virgil Tibbs..."
-- Premiere Staff, Premiere 5 stars out of 5 -- "Daringly right-on for its time, it's a powerful drama and one of Poitier's best."-- Ultimate DVD Staff, Ultimate DVD In The Heat Of The Night | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 1967 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  2499  | | CD Universe Part number | 1168724 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 09, 2001 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 110 Minutes | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; Surround Sound; Digital Sound; Stereo Sound; Contemporary Classics |
In The Heat Of The Night Video In The Heat Of The Night Movie Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   The story and Poiter are Phenomenal
Loaded with racism, ignorance, mystery, injustice and a REAL "feel good" ending, this movie is sure to go down in history as an honest attempt at showing prejudice and hopefully an honorable attempt at bringing change.
Poiter was gallant, humble, intelligent and gentle without being subservient...One of his greatest roles. Steiger was amazing and powerful.... sure to be his best role also.
Submitted by Becky (Weatherford, TX)
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My Favoirite From Poiter!
Excellent performances by both Poiter and Steiger. I was only 3 or 4 years old when this movie was released and I think it is a collectors item. Music also scored by Quincy Jones.
Submitted by percyjohnson28269 (Charlotte NC, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  one of the great classics
this movie could have been filmed today and touched many nerves around the world
in the politically correct millenium this movie portrays a far too standard myopic view of the day
everyone should see this movie
Submitted by mdkwolfe (southern,NH) 
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a must have for any collection
no review needed, one of the best movies of all time, for many reasons, which you can all discover for yourselves.
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In The Heat Of The Night DVD Region 1
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Single Side - Single Layer
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1.78
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1.78
Audio:
Dolby Surround - English
Dolby Surround - French
Dolby Surround - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary: Norman Jewison - Director; Haskell Wexler - Cinematographer; Rod Steiger, Lee Grant - Stars
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
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