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Product Information
A bigoted sheriff is reluctantly forced to accept a black detective's help in solving a murder mystery.
Product Identifiers
ProducerWalter Mirisch
EAN5039036057813
eBay Product ID (ePID)168152495
Product Key Features
ActorSidney Poitier, William Schallert, Rod Steiger, James Patterson, Warren Oates, Quentin Dean, Scott Wilson, Lee Grant
Film/TV TitleIn the Heat of the Night
DirectorNorman Jewison
Release Year2012
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
GenreDrama, General
Run Time108 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate12A/12
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Number of Discs1
ComposerQuincy Jones
AwardsBest Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 1968 - Stirling Silliphant, Best Picture 1968 -, Best Actor In A Leading Role 1968 - Rod Steiger
Additional InformationA black Philadelphia detective becomes involved in a murder case in a small, bigoted southern town, much to the chagrin of the local, redneck police chief. An excellent production, adapted by Stirling Silliphant from John Ball's novel. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Director. Academy Awards: 5, including Best Picture, Best Actor--Rod Steiger, Best (Adapted) Screenplay.
ScreenwriterStirling Silliphant
Art DirectorPaul Groesse
CinematographerHaskell Wexler
Sound sourceDolby Digital
EditorHal Ashby
Movie/TV TitleIn The Heat Of The Night
Consumer AdviceContains moderate threat, sex references and discriminatory terms