| Edition |
40th anniversary collector's ed. |
| Description |
1 DVD (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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Dolby |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (1:85:1), Dolby Digital. |
| Cast |
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, Anthony James. |
| Credits |
Music by Quincy Jones ; "In the heat of the night" sung by Ray Charles ; director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; film editor, Hal Ashby. |
| Note |
Based on a novel by John Ball. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1967. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Awards |
Academy Award, 1968: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Steiger) ; Best Film Editing ; Best Picture ; Best Sound ; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium |
| Summary |
A black homicide expert is asked to help solve the murder of a wealthy businessman in a small town. |
| Note |
Special features: Commentary by Norman Jewison, Lee Grant, Rod Steiger and cinematographer Haskell Wexler ; "Turning up the heat: Movie-making in the '60's" featurette ; "The slap heard around the world" featurette ; "Quincy Jones: Breaking new sound" featurette ; original theatrical trailer. |
| Language |
English, French or Spanish dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles ; closed captioned in English. |
| Subject |
African American detectives -- Drama.
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African American detectives. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Race relations -- Drama.
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Race relations. |
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Murder -- Drama.
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Murder. |
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Ball, John Dudley, 1911-1988 -- Film adaptations.
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Ball, John Dudley, 1911-1988. |
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Fiction films.
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Fiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Subject |
African American detectives -- Drama.
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Race relations -- Drama.
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Murder -- Drama.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996, screenwriter.
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Mirisch, Walter, producer.
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Jewison, Norman, 1926- director.
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Poitier, Sidney, actor.
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Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002, actor.
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Oates, Warren, 1928-1982, actor.
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Grant, Lee, 1927- actor.
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Gates, Larry, 1915-1996, actor.
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Patterson, James, 1932-1972, actor.
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Schallert, William, 1922-2016, actor.
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Richards, Beah E., actor.
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Whitney, Peter, 1916-1972, actor.
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Murdock, Kermit, actor.
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Mann, Larry D., 1922-2014, actor.
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Clark, Matt, 1936- actor.
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Malet, Arthur, 1927-2013, actor.
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Stewart, Fred, 1906-1970, actor.
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Dean, Quentin, actor.
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Wilson, Scott, 1942-2018, actor.
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James, Anthony, 1942-2020, actor.
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Jones, Quincy, 1933- composer (expression)
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Charles, Ray, 1930-2004.
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Ball, John Dudley, 1911-1988.
In the heat of the night.
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Mirisch Corporation.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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United Artists Corporation.
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| Standard No. |
027616098610 |
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OCLC 181596770 |
| Music No. |
109861 Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment |
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