| Description |
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (1:85:1), Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
English, French or Spanish dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles ; closed captioned. |
| Cast |
Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Larry Gates, James Patterson, William Schallert, Beah Richards, Peter Whitney, Kermit Murdock, Larry D. Mann, Matt Clark, Arthur Malet, Fred Stewart, Quentin Dean, Scott Wilson, Anthony James. |
| Credits |
Music by Quincy Jones ; "In the heat of the night" sung by Ray Charles ; director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; film editor, Hal Ashby. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
A black homicide expert is asked to help solve the murder of a wealthy businessman in a small town. |
| Note |
Special features: Commentary by Norman Jewison, Lee Grant, Rod Steiger and cinematographer Haskell Wexler ; "Turning up the heat: Movie-making in the '60's" featurette ; "The slap heard around the world" featurette ; "Quincy Jones: Breaking new sound" featurette ; original theatrical trailer. |
| Awards |
Winner of five 1967 Academy awards including Best Picture, Best Writing and Best Actor. |
| Subject |
African American detectives -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Race relations -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Murder -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996.
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Mirisch, Walter.
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Jewison, Norman, 1926-
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Poitier, Sidney.
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Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002.
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Oates, Warren, 1928-1982.
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Grant, Lee, 1927-
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Gates, Larry, 1915-1996.
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Patterson, James, 1932-1972.
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Schallert, William, 1925-
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Richards, Beah E.
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Whitney, Peter, 1916-1972.
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Murdock, Kermit, 1908-1981.
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Mann, Larry D., 1922-2014.
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Clark, Matt, 1936-
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Malet, Arthur, 1927-2013.
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Stewart, Fred, 1906-1970.
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Dean, Quentin.
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Wilson, Scott, 1942-
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James, Anthony, 1942-
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Ball, John Dudley, 1911-1989.
In the heat of the night.
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Jones, Quincy, 1933-
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Charles, Ray, 1930-2004.
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Mirisch Corporation.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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United Artists Corporation.
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| Standard No. |
027616098610 |
| Music No. |
109861 Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment |
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