Product Information
A bigoted sheriff is reluctantly forced to accept a black detective's help in solving a murder mystery.Product Identifiers
ProducerWalter Mirisch
EAN5050070009422
eBay Product ID (ePID)3955183
Product Key Features
ActorSidney Poitier, William Schallert, Rod Steiger, James Patterson, Warren Oates, Quentin Dean, Scott Wilson, Lee Grant
Film/TV TitleIn the Heat of the Night
DirectorNorman Jewison
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageGreek\Hungarian\Portuguese\Spanish
Run Time105 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Wide Screen
Release Year2003
FormatDVD
FeaturesOriginal Theatrical Trailer\Interactive Menu\Chapter Selection, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Hearing ImpairedEnglish\German
ComposerQuincy Jones
AwardsBest Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 1968 - Stirling Silliphant, Best Picture 1968 -, Best Actor In A Leading Role 1968 - Rod Steiger
Additional InformationA black Philadelphia detective becomes involved in a murder case in a small, bigoted southern town, much to the chagrin of the local, redneck police chief. An excellent production, adapted by Stirling Silliphant from John Ball's novel. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Director. Academy Awards: 5, including Best Picture, Best Actor--Rod Steiger, Best (Adapted) Screenplay.
ScreenwriterStirling Silliphant
Art DirectorPaul Groesse
Dubbing LanguagesGerman\Spanish
CinematographerHaskell Wexler
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Sound sourceDolby Digital Mono
EditorHal Ashby
Movie/TV TitleIn The Heat Of The Night