Norman Jewison helms this Best Picture winner about a black Philadelphia detective (Sidney Poitier) who becomes involved in a murder case in a small, bigoted southern town, much to the chagrin of the local redneck police chief (Rod Steiger). An excellent production, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from John Ball's novel. The drama boasts seven Academy Award nominations and five statuettes, including Best Picture, Best Actor--Rod Steiger, and Best (Adapted) Screenplay.
While on a trip back home in Mississippi, detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested for the murder of a prominent industrialist. His only crimes: being out late at night and being black. After some prodding by his boss, Tibbs joins forces with the bigoted town sheriff to catch the real killer.
Academy Award for Best Sound to the Goldwyn Sound Department.
DVD Features:
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Mono - English, Spanish, French
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Featurette: "The Slap Heard Around the World"
Audio Commentary: Norman Jewison - Director; Lee Grant, Rod Steiger - Stars; Haskell Wexler - Cinematographer
Documentary:
1. "Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the Turbulent 60s"
2. "Quincy Jones: In the Heat of the Music"
Trailers:
1. Theatrical Trailer
2. TV Spots
Cinematographer
Haskell Wexler: Cinematographer/Director/Producer/Screenwriter
Art Director
Paul Groesse: Art Director
Review 1:
"[T]his Oscar-anointed drama hinges on proto-CSI detective Virgil Tibbs..."
Source: Premiere
p.68 04/01/2004
Review 2:
5 stars out of 5 -- "Daringly right-on for its time, it's a powerful drama and one of Poitier's best."
Source: Ultimate DVD
p.88 04/01/2008
Review 3:
"...At the height of the civil rights era, it was volcanic..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.33 01/11/2002
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