In the Heat of the Night

"They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.7/10

1,322 votes

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Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$2.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$27.4M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$25.4M

ROI: +1269%

Budget Recovery1369% of budget

$0|Budget: $2.0M|Revenue: $27.4M

Where to Watch In the Heat of the Night

Available in 94 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	Amazon Prime Video, History Vault, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel	Kanopy, Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12	Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada18A	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Hoopla	Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	MGM Amazon Channel	7plus, Tubi TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12

Canada18A

AustraliaM

Germany12

Belgium18

Brazil12

Spain12

+5 more countries

Production

Director

Norman Jewison

Writers

John Ball, Stirling Silliphant, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman

Production Companies

United ArtistsThe Mirisch Company

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Det. Virgil Tibbs

Rod Steiger

Police Chief Bill Gillespie

Warren Oates

Deputy Sam Wood

Lee Grant

Mrs. Leslie Colbert

Larry Gates

Eric Endicott

James Patterson

Mr. Purdy

William Schallert

Mayor Schubert

Beah Richards

Mama Caleba

Peter Whitney

Deputy Courtney

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Kermit Murdock

Henderson

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Larry D. Mann

Watkins

Matt Clark

Packy Harrison

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small townsouthern usapolice chiefstolen moneyracial segregationracistthiefmurderyouth gangracismwhodunitpovertyfalse accusationspolice stationracial tension

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