In The Heat Of The Night (1967)
While travelling in the deep south, Virgil Tibbs (Poitier), a
black Philadelphia homicide detective, becomes unwittingly
embroiled in the murder investigation of a local Mississippi
businessman when he is first accused of the crime and then asked
to solve it.
Finding the killer proves to be difficult, however, especially
when his efforts are constantly thwarted by the bigoted town
Sheriff (Steiger). But neither man can solve this case alone.
Putting aside their differences and prejudices, they join forces
in a desperate race against time to discover the shocking truth.
Starring Academy Award winners Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger and
Lee Grant, this provocative mystery thriller won five 1967 Oscars
including Best Picture.
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