In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Language: English.

Directed by Norman Jewison

Cast
  • Sidney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs
  • Rod Steiger as Police Chief Bill Gillespie
  • Warren Oates as Deputy Sam Wood
  • Peter Whitney as Deputy Courtney
  • Lee Grant as Mrs. Leslie Colbert
  • Anthony James as Ralph
  • William Schallert as Mayor Schubert
  • Scott Wilson as Harvey Oberst
  • Larry Gates as Eric Endicott
  • James Patterson as Mr. Purdy
  • Quentin Dean as Delores Purdy
  • Kermit Murdock as Henderson
  • Larry D. Mann as Watkins
  • Matt Clark as Packy
  • Beah Richards as Mama Caleba
  • Arthur Malet as Ulam
  • Fred Stewart as Dr. Stuart
  • Timothy Scott as Shagbag
  • William Watson as McNeil
  • Eldon Quick as Charles Hawthorne
  • Jester Hairston as Endicott's Butler
  • Stuart Nisbet as Shuie
  • Khalil Bezaleel as Jess
  • Peter Masterson as Fryer
  • Phil Adams as 1st Tough
  • Nikita Knatz as 2nd Tough
  • Sam Reese as Clerk
  • Jack Teter as Philip Colbert (uncredited)
  • Alan Oppenheimer as Ted Appleton (uncredited)
  • Clegg Hoyt as Deputy (uncredited)
  • Buzz Barton as Conductor (uncredited)
Crew
  • John Ball — Novel
  • Norman Jewison — Director
  • Stirling Silliphant — Screenplay
  • Walter Mirisch — Producer
  • Quincy Jones — Original Music Composer
  • Haskell Wexler — Director of Photography
  • Hal Ashby — Editor
  • Lynn Stalmaster — Casting
  • Paul Groesse — Art Direction
  • Robert Priestley — Set Decoration
  • Alan Levine — Costume Design
  • Del Armstrong — Makeup Artist
  • Jim Henderling — Production Manager
  • Howard Joslin — Unit Production Manager
  • Allen K. Wood — Production Supervisor
  • Joseph Musso — Production Illustrator
  • Walter Goss — Sound
  • Clem Portman — Sound Re-Recording Mixer
  • Kevin F. Cleary — Sound
  • Charles Cooper — Sound
  • John Moio — Stunts
  • Ralph Gerling — Camera Operator
  • Ross A. Maehl — Gaffer
  • Morris Rosen — Grip
  • Don Stott — Gaffer
  • Byron 'Buzz' Brandt — Assistant Editor
  • Richard Carruth — Music Editor
  • Meta Rebner — Script Supervisor
  • Quincy Jones — Songs
  • Alan Bergman — Lyricist
  • Marilyn Bergman — Lyricist
  • Wayne Fitzgerald — Title Designer
  • Stephen R. Ferry — Props
  • Ray Charles — Vocals
  • James A. Richards — Sound Editor
  • Murray Naidich — Title Designer
  • Terry Morse Jr. — First Assistant Director
  • Newt Arnold — Second Assistant Director
  • Hal Ashby — Producer's Assistant