# In the Heat of the Night (1967)

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**Runtime**: 109 min
**Genres**: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
**Directed by**: Norman Jewison
**Written by**: Stirling Silliphant
**Starring**: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Peter Whitney, Lee Grant, Anthony James

> *They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Sparta, Mississippi, summer, a train station. A black detective stands accused, a racist chief resents his presence, a complex web of town secrets. Norman Jewison directs a tense exploration of racial tension and crime.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, paranoid, raw

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