In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it.

110 min★ 7.9 · 92,725 votes

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
August 2, 1967
Country of origin
United States
Music
Quincy Jones
Budget
$2,000,000
Box office
$27,379,978

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Soundtrack

Original scoreIn the Heat of the Night1967 · 16 tracks
  1. In the Heat of the Night (feat. Ray Charles)instrumental2:35
  2. Peep-Freak Patrol Carinstrumental1:38
  3. Cotton Curtaininstrumental2:45
  4. Where Whitey Ain't Aroundinstrumental1:32
  5. Whipping Boyinstrumental1:35
  6. No You Won'tinstrumental1:38
  7. Nitty Gritty Timeinstrumental1:57
  8. It Sure Is Groovy! (feat. Gil Bernal)instrumental2:38
  9. Bowlegged Polly (feat. Glen Campbell)instrumental2:05
  10. Shag Bag, Hounds & Harveyinstrumental3:35
  11. Chief's Drive to Mayorinstrumental1:10
  12. Give Me Until Morninginstrumental1:15
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Cast

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