In the heat of the night
(DVD)
Contributors
Jewison, Norman, 1926-2024 film director.
Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996, screenwriter.
Mirisch, Walter, film producer.
Poitier, Sidney actor.
Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002, actor.
Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996, screenwriter.
Mirisch, Walter, film producer.
Poitier, Sidney actor.
Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002, actor.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2019.
Format
DVD
Edition
DVD special edition.
ISBN
9781681435404, 1681435403
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Media collection
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American detectives -- Drama.
Crime films.
Detective and mystery films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Homicide investigation -- Mississippi -- Sparta -- Drama.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Mississippi -- Race relations -- Drama.
Racism -- Mississippi -- Sparta -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Crime films.
Detective and mystery films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Homicide investigation -- Mississippi -- Sparta -- Drama.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Mississippi -- Race relations -- Drama.
Racism -- Mississippi -- Sparta -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2019.
Edition
DVD special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681435404, 1681435403
UPC
715515225212
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel by John Ball.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1967.
General Note
New 4K digital restoration.
General Note
Wide screen (1.85:1).
General Note
DVD Special edition features: 2008 audio commentary with Norman Jewison, Haskell Wexler, Rod Steiger and Lee Grant; New 4K digital restoration; New interviews with director Norman Jewison and actor Lee Grant; Segment from a 2006 American Film Institute interview with actor Sidney Poitier; New interview with Aram Goudsouzian, author of Sidney Poitier: man, actor, icon; Turning up the heat: movie-making in the '60s, a 2008 program about the production of the film and its legacy, featuring Jewison, Wexler, producer Walter Mirisch, and filmmakers John Singleton and Reginald Hudlin; Quincy Jones: breaking new sound, a 2008 program about Jones's innovative soundtrack, including the title song sung by Ray Charles, featuring interviews with Jones, lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman, and musician Herbie Hancock; Trailer; on insert, An essay by critic K. Austin Collins.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; editor, Hal Ashby ; music, Quincy Jones ; costume designer, Alan Levine.
Participants/Performers
Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Larry Gates, James Patterson, William Schallert, Beah Richards, Peter Whitney, Kermit Murdock, Larry D. Mann, Matt Clark, Arthur Malet, Fred Stewart, Quentin Dean.
Description
Passing through the backwoods town of Sparta, Mississippi, Philadelphia detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) becomes embroiled in a murder case. He forms an uneasy alliance with the bigoted police chief (Rod Steiger), who faces mounting pressure from Sparta's hostile citizens to catch the killer and run the African American interloper out of town.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital mono.
Language
In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired (SDH).
Awards
Academy Awards, 1968: Best Picture ; Best Actor in a Leading Role (Rod Steiger) ; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
Awards
BAFTA Film Awards, 1968: Best Foreign Actor (Rod Steiger) ; UN Award.
Awards
Edgar Award, 1968: Best Motion Picture.
Awards
Golden Globes, 1968: Best Motion Picture-Drama ; Best Actor-Drama (Rod Steiger) ; Best Screenplay (Stirling Silliphant).
Awards
National Film Registry, 2002.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jewison, N., Silliphant, S., Mirisch, W., Poitier, S., Steiger, R., Oates, W., Grant, L., Gates, L., Patterson, J., Schallert, W., Richards, B. E., Whitney, P., Murdock, K., Mann, L. D., Clark, M., Malet, A., Stewart, F., Dean, Q., Wexler, H., Ashby, H., Jones, Q., Levine, A., & Ball, J. D. (2019). In the heat of the night (DVD special edition.). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Norman Jewison et al.. 2019. In the Heat of the Night. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Norman Jewison et al.. In the Heat of the Night Criterion Collection, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jewison, Norman, et al. In the Heat of the Night DVD special edition., Criterion Collection, 2019.
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