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In the heat of the night /

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A murder mystery that begins in the deep South, it centers on the relationship between the black cop from Philadelphia and the red-necked cop from Mississippi.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: United Artists Corporation, CBS Fox Video
Other Authors: Jewison, Norman, 1926-, Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996, Poitier, Sidney, Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002, Oates, Warren, 1928-1982, Grant, Lee, 1927-, Jones, Quincy, 1933-, Charles, Ray, 1930-2004, Ball, John Dudley, 1911-1989
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Farmington Hills, Mich. : CBS/FOX Video, [1985?]
Subjects:
Murder > Investigation > Mississippi > Drama.
African American detectives > Mississippi > Drama.
Sheriffs > Mississippi > Drama.
Racism > Mississippi > Drama.
Mississippi > Race relations > Drama.
Detective and mystery films.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:A murder mystery that begins in the deep South, it centers on the relationship between the black cop from Philadelphia and the red-necked cop from Mississippi.
Item Description:Based on the novel by John Ball.
Videocassette release of the 1967 motion picture.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (109 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1967: Best Picture, Best Actor (Rod Steiger), Best Adapted Screenplay (Stirling Silliphant), Best Editing (Hal Ashby), Best Sound (Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; art director, Paul Groesse ; music, Quincy Jones ; Song "In the heat of the night" sung by Ray Charles.