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In the heat of the night /

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A black homicide expert is asked to help solve the murder of a wealthy businessman in a small town.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Mirisch Corporation, MGM Home Entertainment Inc, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc, United Artists Corporation
Other Authors: Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996 (Screenwriter), Mirisch, Walter (Producer), Jewison, Norman, 1926- (Director), Poitier, Sidney (Actor), Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002 (Actor), Oates, Warren, 1928-1982 (Actor), Grant, Lee, 1927- (Actor), Gates, Larry, 1915-1996 (Actor), Patterson, James, 1932-1972 (Actor), Schallert, William, 1925- (Actor), Richards, Beah E. (Actor), Whitney, Peter, 1916-1972 (Actor), Murdock, Kermit (Actor), Mann, Larry D., 1922-2014 (Actor), Clark, Matt, 1936- (Actor), Malet, Arthur, 1927-2013 (Actor), Stewart, Fred, 1906-1970 (Actor), Dean, Quentin (Actor), Wilson, Scott, 1942-2018 (Actor), James, Anthony, 1942-2020 (Actor), Jones, Quincy, 1933- (composer (expression)), Charles, Ray, 1930-2004, Ball, John Dudley, 1911-1989
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:English, French or Spanish dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles ; closed captioned in English.
Published: [United States] : Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2008]
Edition:40th anniversary collector's ed.
Subjects:
Murder > Investigation > Mississippi > Drama.
African American detectives > Mississippi > Drama.
Sheriffs > Mississippi > Drama.
Racism > Mississippi > Drama.
Mississippi > Race relations > Drama.
Relaciones raciales > Teatro.
Asesinato > Teatro.
Detective and mystery films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:A black homicide expert is asked to help solve the murder of a wealthy businessman in a small town.
Item Description:Based on a novel by John Ball.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1967.
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.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (1:85:1), Dolby Digital.
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
Production Credits:Music by Quincy Jones ; "In the heat of the night" sung by Ray Charles ; director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; film editor, Hal Ashby.