In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night1967

Director: Norman Jewison
Stars: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Larry Gates
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 109 minutes

Both riveting murder mystery and classic fish-out-of-water yarn, Norman Jewison's Oscar-winning In the Heat of the Night represents Hollywood at its wiliest, cloaking exposé in the most entertaining trappings. Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger pr… more »



Endicott:
Let me understand this. You two came here... to question me?

Tibbs:
Well, your attitude, Mr. Endicott, your points of view, are a matter of record. Some people- well, let us say, the people who work for Mr. Colbert- might reasonably regard you as the person least likely to mourn his passing. We were just trying to clarify some of the evidence. Was Mr. Colbert ever in this greenhouse, say, last night, about midnight?

[Losing his composure, Endicott slaps Tibbs across the face. Tibbs slaps Endicott right back, visibly shocking him.]

Endicott:
Gillespie?

Gillespie:
Yeah.

Endicott:
You saw it.

Gillespie:
I saw it.

Endicott:
Well, what are you gonna do about it?

Gillespie:
I don't know.

Endicott:
I'll remember that. [to Tibbs] There was a time... when I could've had you shot.

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