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A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, Metacritic 76/100. The highest scoring of the 3 titles in its series.
Synopsis
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic76/100
1,293 audience votes
Key crew
- Quincy JonesOriginal Music Composer
- Norman JewisonDirector
- Stirling SilliphantScreenplay
Cast
- Sidney PoitierVirgil Tibbs
- Rod SteigerPolice Chief Bill Gillespie
- Warren OatesDeputy Sam Wood
- Peter WhitneyDeputy Courtney
- Lee GrantMrs. Leslie Colbert
- Anthony JamesRalph
- William SchallertMayor Schubert
- Scott WilsonHarvey Oberst
- Larry GatesEric Endicott
- James PattersonMr. Purdy
- Quentin DeanDelores Purdy
- Kermit MurdockHenderson
Stills
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Themes
small townsouthern usapolice chiefstolen moneyracial segregationracistthiefmurderyouth gangracismwhodunitpoverty
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