They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

"The last time Virgil Tibbs had a day like this was "In the Heat of the Night""

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Ratings & Reviews

6.0/10

4,728 votes

50/100

Rotten

5.8/10

97 votes

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Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Domestic

$5,123,000

United States

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

9.2K

Daily Avg

154

7-Day Trend

-3%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

San Francisco

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Story Setting

Set In

San Francisco

Series & Franchise

Timeline

Prequel

In the Heat of the Night

1967

This Movie

Sequel

The Organization

1971

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Gerald Finnerman

Film Editing

Bud Molin

Music / Score

Quincy Jones

Production Companies

The Mirisch Company

Distributors

United Artists

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Where to Watch They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

Available in 14 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	ScreenPix Apple TV Channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel	Tubi TV	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	MGM Amazon Channel	Tubi TV	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
AustraliaM	MGM Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India	MGM Plus Amazon Channel	—	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaM

Germany16

FranceU

Brazile 16

Spain18

Ireland15

+1 more countries

Production

Director

Gordon Douglas

Writers

John Ball, Alan Trustman, James R. Webb

Production Companies

The Mirisch CompanyUnited Artists

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Virgil Tibbs

Martin Landau

Logan Sharpe

Barbara McNair

Valerie Tibbs

Anthony Zerbe

Rice Weedon

Ed Asner

Woody Garfield

Jeff Corey

Captain Marden

Norma Crane

Marge Garfield

Juano Hernández

Mealie Williamson

David Sheiner

Lt. Herb Kenner

Beverly Todd

Puff

Ted Gehring

Inspector Deutsch

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Linda Towne

Joy Sturges

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Virgil Tibbs Trilogy

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