In the heat of the night / the Mirisch Corporation ; the Norman Jewison-Walter Mirisch production ; United Artists ; screenplay by Sterling Silliphant ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Norman Jewison.

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A black homicide expert is asked to help solve the murder of a wealthy businessman in a small town.

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Corporate Authors: Mirisch Corporation, MGM Home Entertainment Inc, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc, United Artists Corporation
Other Authors: Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996, Mirisch, Walter, Jewison, Norman, 1926-2024, Poitier, Sidney, Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002, Oates, Warren, 1928-1982, Grant, Lee, 1927-, Gates, Larry, 1915-1996, Patterson, James, 1932-1972, Schallert, William, 1922-2016, Richards, Beah E., Whitney, Peter, 1916-1972, Murdock, Kermit, Mann, Larry D., 1922-2014, Clark, Matt, 1936-, Malet, Arthur, 1927-2013, Stewart, Fred, 1906-1970, Dean, Quentin, Wilson, Scott, 1942-2018, James, Anthony, 1942-2020, Ball, John Dudley, 1911-1988, Jones, Quincy, 1933-, Charles, Ray, 1930-2004
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
English, French or Spanish dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Published: [United States] : Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2008]
Edition:Fortieth anniversary edition; Widescreen edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
African American detectives > Drama.
Race relations > Drama.
Murder > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A black homicide expert is asked to help solve the murder of a wealthy businessman in a small town.
Note:Based on a novel by John Ball.
Videodisc release of the 1967 motion picture.
Special features: Commentary by Norman Jewison, Lee Grant, Rod Steiger and cinematographer Haskell Wexler ; "Turning up the heat: Movie-making in the '60's" featurette ; "The slap heard around the world" featurette ; "Quincy Jones: Breaking new sound" featurette ; original theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PS3552.A455 I582 2008 VideoDVD
CR6 D0090904 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rating: Not rated.
Awards:Winner of five 1967 Academy awards including Best Picture, Best Writing and Best Actor.
Credits:Music by Quincy Jones ; "In the heat of the night" sung by Ray Charles ; director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; film editor, Hal Ashby.
System Details:DVD, region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (1:85:1), Dolby Digital.
Cast:
Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Larry Gates, James Patterson, William Schallert, Beah Richards, Peter Whitney, Kermit Murdock, Larry D. Mann, Matt Clark, Arthur Malet, Fred Stewart, Quentin Dean, Scott Wilson, Anthony James.