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.
Release Date : Aug 02, 1967
Genres : Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Production Company : United Artists, The Mirisch Company
Production Countries : United States of America
Original Language : English
Casts : Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Peter Whitney, Lee Grant, Anthony James, William Schallert, Scott Wilson, Larry Gates, James Patterson, Quentin Dean
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Status : Released
Budget : 2000000
Revenue : 27379978
