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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

Rating: 5.8/10 (85 votes)


Virgil Tibbs Trilogy

  • In the Heat of the Night

    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!

    They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

    A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.

  • The Organization

    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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Cast

  • Sidney Poitier

    Sidney Poitier

    Virgil Tibbs

  • Martin Landau

    Martin Landau

    Logan Sharpe

  • Barbara McNair

    Barbara McNair

    Valerie Tibbs

  • Anthony Zerbe

    Anthony Zerbe

    Rice Weedon

  • Ed Asner

    Ed Asner

    Woody Garfield

  • Jeff Corey

    Jeff Corey

    Captain Marden

  • Norma Crane

    Norma Crane

    Marge Garfield

  • Juano Hernández

    Juano Hernández

    Mealie Williamson

  • David Sheiner

    David Sheiner

    Lt. Herb Kenner

  • Beverly Todd

    Beverly Todd

    Puff

  • Ted Gehring

    Ted Gehring

    Inspector Deutsch

  • Garry Walberg

    Garry Walberg

    Medical Examiner

  • John Hillerman

    John Hillerman

  • Hilly Hicks

    Hilly Hicks