In the Heat of the Night (1967)★ 8.1/10

Approved · US · 110 min · August 2, 1967

• Drama
• Mystery
• Thriller

Directed by: Norman Jewison

Written by: Stirling Silliphant, John Ball

A Philadelphia police detective, of African American descent, is erroneously implicated in a murder in a racially tense Mississippi town. Despite being cleared, the police chief reluctantly requests him to investigate the case.