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Aka: In The Heat Of The Night
Virgil Tibbs is a Philadelphia Homicide detective home to see his mother in the rural south. He is arrested on general principles when a rich white man is found dead, and Tibbs' being Black is enough reason. When his identity is established, his boss offers his services to the small town sheriff who has little experience with murder investigations. As the two policemen learn how to work together, they begin to make progress on the crime.
A black Philadelphia detective becomes involved in a murder case in a small, bigoted southern town, much to the chagrin of the local, redneck police chief. An excellent production, adapted by Stirling Silliphant from John Ball's novel. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Director. Academy Awards: 5, including Best Picture, Best Actor--Rod Steiger, Best (Adapted) Screenplay.
The winner of the 1967 Oscar for Best Picture (as well as four other Oscars), In the Heat of the Night is set in a small Mississippi town where an unusual murder has been committed. Rod Steiger plays sheriff Bill Gillespie, a good lawman despite his racial prejudices. When Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier), a well-dressed northern African-American, comes to town, Gillespie instinctively puts him under arrest as a murder suspect. Tibbs reveals himself to be a Philadelphia police detective; after he and Gillespie come to a grudging understanding of one another, Tibbs offers to help in Gillespie's investigation. As the ...
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case progresses, both Gillespie and Tibbs betray a tendency to jump to culture-dictated conclusions. Still, the case is solved thanks to the informal teamwork of the two law officers. Based on the novel by John Ball, In the Heat of the Night inspired two sequels, both starring Poiter as Virgil Tibbs. In 1987, a TV series version of In the Heat of the Night appeared, with Carroll O'Connor as Gillespie and Howard Rollins as Tibbs.
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Wanneer in een klein stadje aan de Mississippi het lijk van een industrieel wordt gevonden, wordt een zwarte man gearresteerd. Uit de ondervraging, op een brutale en bevooroordeelde manier gevoerd door politiechef Bill Gillespie, blijkt dat de man zelf een politieman is. Zijn naam is Virgil Tibbs, topspeurder van het departement moordzaken in Philadelphia. Hoewel Tibbs en Gillespie elkaar nauwelijks kunnen luchten, zijn ze toch verplicht samen de moordzaak op te lossen. Tibbs verdenkingen gaan uit naar de aristocratische Eric Endicott, een aanhanger van de oude zuidelijke waarden. Maar uiteindelijk moet hij vasts...
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tellen dat ook zijn vermoedens op vooroordelen rusten. In het verdere onderzoek krijgen Tibbs en Gillespie meer en meer respect voor elkaar.
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