In the Heat of the Night (1967)
A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Actors: 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,Scott Wilson,Timothy Scott,William Watson
Directors: Norman Jewison