Overview
Plot
A Black Philadelphia detective is arrested for murder by a racist Mississippi police chief. After proving his innocence, he teams up with the chief to find the real killer, navigating the town's social strata.
- Directors
- Norman Jewison
- Cast
- Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Larry Gates, James Patterson, William Schallert, Beah Richards, Peter Whitney, Kermit Murdock, Larry D. Mann, Matt Clark, Arthur Malet, Fred Stewart, Quentin Dean, Scott Wilson, Timothy Scott, William Watson, Eldon Quick, Stuart Nisbet
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Release date
- 1967-08-02
- Studios
- United Artists, The Mirisch Company
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Warning: spoilers
In a small Mississippi town, African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief. Tibbs proves his innocence and that of another man, then joins Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation cuts across every social level of Sparta, making Tibbs both enemies and unlikely friends as he pursues the truth.
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