Cinematic background from In the Heat of the Night 1967 - African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.

In the Heat of the Night

1967

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Directors:
Norman Jewison
Writers:
John Ball, Stirling Silliphant
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Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a suit and tie standing next to a man in a police uniform; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a suit and tie sitting in front of a metal fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a suit and tie holding a box in front of a desk; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a suit looking out of a car window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man wearing a suit and tie walking in a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – Two men in a kitchen talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man wearing a suit and tie looking to his left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – Two police officers standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a suit and tie leaning against a wall; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a suit standing next to another man in a suit; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – Two police officers sitting on a wooden bench; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – Two men sitting at a table in front of neon lights; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A person sitting in a room near a lamp; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man holding a stick in his hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a suit standing next to two other men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man standing in front of a restaurant at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A person behind a fence; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man's face in front of a brick wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man standing in a train station next to a fire hydrant; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man with a beard is standing in front of two other men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man sitting in front of a lamp in a dimly - lit room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man holding a stick in his hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a suit and tie standing next to another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a suit and tie holding a wallet; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a suit and tie holding his hand to his face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a suit and tie looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A person wearing a dress shirt and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A person wearing a shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man wearing a suit and tie standing in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A police officer sitting on a bench reading a newspaper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man sitting on a chair in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man wearing a suit and tie talking to another man in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a clock; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of people standing in a field of cotton; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man standing in front of a brick building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A couple of cars driving down a road near a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a suit sitting in a car looking out the window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man wearing a suit and tie talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – Two men are sitting at a table and one of them is holding a cell phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – An older black woman wearing a head scarf; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man wearing a suit and tie in front of plants; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – Two men standing next to each other in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man laying on the ground with a dollar bill in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men are playing a game in a warehouse; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A woman in a brown top is standing in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man sitting on a bench on the side of the street; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – An older man wearing a suit and tie talking to a younger man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man wearing a suit and tie holding a cell phone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – An older man sitting at a table with money on the table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a blue vest looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of people sitting in a jail cell; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man and a woman talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a police uniform wearing sunglasses and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man standing next to a machine in a factory; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man wearing a suit and tie sitting in front of a metal fence; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – An older woman wearing a yellow and black dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men standing next to each other on the street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man wearing a police uniform and sunglasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A police officer is looking at a man in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man riding a horse down the side of a bridge; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man sitting on a bench reading a book; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men standing in a room holding a wii controller; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man wearing a suit and tie in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – An older man wearing a uniform in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A person looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A woman sitting on a chair in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man standing in a dimly - lit room next to a desk; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of people standing around a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of people standing around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a suit and tie talking to a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), directed by Norman Jewison – A person with a smile on their face; Close Up shot, Low angle