3.8

996 ratings

1967

Crime
Drama
Mystery
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In the Heat of the Night

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Crew

John Ball

Novel

Norman Jewison

Director

Stirling Silliphant

Screenplay

Art Direction
- Paul Groesse
Assistant Editor
- Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Camera Operator
- Ralph Gerling
Casting
- Lynn Stalmaster
Costume Design
- Alan Levine
Director of Photography
- Haskell Wexler
Editor
- Hal Ashby
First Assistant Director
- Terry Morse Jr.
Gaffer
- Don Stott
- Ross A. Maehl
Grip
- Morris Rosen
Makeup Artist
- Del Armstrong
Music Editor
- Richard Carruth
Original Music Composer
- Quincy Jones
Producer
- Walter Mirisch
Producer's Assistant
- Hal Ashby
Production Illustrator
- Joseph Musso
Production Manager
- Jim Henderling
Production Supervisor
- Allen K. Wood
Props
- Stephen R. Ferry
Script Supervisor
- Meta Rebner
Second Assistant Director
- Newt Arnold
Set Decoration
- Robert Priestley
Songs
- Alan Bergman
- Marilyn Bergman
Sound
- Charles Cooper
- Kevin F. Cleary
- Walter Goss
Sound Editor
- James A. Richards
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Clem Portman
Stunts
- John Moio
Title Designer
- Murray Naidich
Title Graphics
- Wayne Fitzgerald
Unit Production Manager
- Howard Joslin
Vocals
- Ray Charles

Cast

Virgil Tibbs

Rod Steiger

Bill Gillespie

Warren Oates

Sam Wood

Lee Grant

Leslie Colbert

Larry Gates

Eric Endicott

James Patterson

Mr. Purdy

William Schallert

Mayor Schubert

Beah Richards

Mama Caleba

Peter Whitney

Courtney

Henderson

Larry D. Mann

Watkins

Matt Clark

Packy

Arthur Malet

Ulam

Fred Stewart

Dr. Stuart

Quentin Dean

Delores

Scott Wilson

Harvey Oberst

Anthony James

Ralph

Timothy Scott

Shagbag

McNeil

Eldon Quick

Charles Hawthorne

Stuart Nisbet

Shuie

Khalil Bezaleel

Jess

Peter Masterson

Fryer

Jester Hairston

Endicott's Butler

Phil Adams

1st Tough

Nikita Knatz

2nd Tough

Sam Reese

Clerk

Alan Oppenheimer

Ted Appleton (uncredited)

Clegg Hoyt

Deputy (uncredited)