Everything about In The Heat Of The Night Film totally explained
In the Heat of the Night is a
1967 film, based on the
John Ball novel published in
1965, which tells the story of a Northern
Black police detective who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a
racist small town in
Mississippi. The film won five
Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor.
The film was followed by two sequels,
They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! in
1970, and
The Organization in
1971. It also became the basis of a television series entitled
In the Heat of the Night, starring
Carroll O'Connor,
Howard Rollins,
Alan Autry,
David Hart,
Anne-Marie Johnson and
Hugh O'Connor.
Although the film was set in the fictional Mississippi town of Sparta (no connection to the real
Sparta, Mississippi, an unincorporated community), part of the movie was filmed in
Sparta, Illinois, where many of the film's landmarks can still be seen.
The quote "They call me
Mister Tibbs!" was listed as #16 on the
American Film Institute's
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes, a list of top movie quotes.
Synopsis
When a wealthy man planning to build a factory in Sparta, Mississippi, is murdered, Police Chief Bill Gillespie (
Rod Steiger) is pressured to find his killer quickly. Northerner
Virgil Tibbs (
Sidney Poitier), passing through, is picked up at the train station with a substantial amount of cash in his wallet. Gillespie, heavily prejudiced against blacks as he is, jumps to the conclusion he's his culprit, but is embarrassed to learn that Tibbs is a respected Philadelphia homicide detective who had been visiting his mother. After this racist treatment, Tibbs wants nothing more than to leave as quickly as possible even though his captain recommends he stay and help, but the victim's widow (
Lee Grant) is impressed by the detective's expertise clearing another wrongly accused suspect of the crime and threatens to stop construction on the much-needed factory unless he leads the investigation. Gillespie then talks Tibbs into lending his services.
Despite the rocky start to their relationship, they come to respect each other as they're forced to work together to solve the crime.
Cast
Awards
In the Heat of the Night was nominated for seven
Academy Awards, winning five. They are as follows:
Academy Award Wins
Academy Award Nominations
Academy Award for Directing - Norman Jewison
Academy Award for Sound Editing - James Richard
Other wins and nominations are:
Wins
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama - Rod Steiger
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Stirling Silliphant
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor - Rod Steiger
BAFTA UN Award - Norman Jewison
Edgar Award - Best Motion Picture Screenplay - Stirling Silliphant (Ball's book also received an Edgar, for Best First Novel)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Picture
In 2002, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Nominations
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor - Sidney Poitier
BAFTA Award for Best Film from any Source - Norman Jewison
Directors Guild of America for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures - Norman Jewison
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Director - Norman Jewison
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama - Sidney Poitier
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Lee Grant
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Quentin Dean
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media - Quincy Jones
Writers Guild of America for Best Written American Drama - Stirling SilliphantFurther Information
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