Summary
A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.
Details
Release Date: July 10, 1970
Runtime: 108 minutes
Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 5.8/10 (85 votes)
Virgil Tibbs Trilogy
In the Heat of the Night
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.
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.
The Organization
After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for assistance.
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Virgil Tibbs
Martin Landau
Logan Sharpe
Barbara McNair
Valerie Tibbs
Anthony Zerbe
Rice Weedon
Ed Asner
Woody Garfield
Jeff Corey
Captain Marden
Norma Crane
Marge Garfield
Juano Hernández
Mealie Williamson
David Sheiner
Lt. Herb Kenner
Beverly Todd
Puff
Ted Gehring
Inspector Deutsch
Garry Walberg
Medical Examiner
John Hillerman
Hilly Hicks