In the heat of the night /

A homicide expert is asked to help solve the murder of a wealthy businessman in a small town. Bonus features include commentary, documentary, featurettes, and more.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	United Artists Corporation
Other Authors:	Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996 (Screenwriter), Mirisch, Walter (Producer), 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), Jones, Quincy, 1933- (composer (expression)), Ball, John Dudley, 1911-1989
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	English Spanish French
Language Notes:	English, Spanish or French dialogue; Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	[United States] : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, [2013]
Subjects:	African American detectives > Drama. Race relations > Drama. Murder > Investigation > Drama. African American detectives. Murder > Investigation. Race relations. Detective and mystery films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama.

Description
Summary:	A homicide expert is asked to help solve the murder of a wealthy businessman in a small town. Bonus features include commentary, documentary, featurettes, and more. 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 released 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.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Blu-ray, region A, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; Dolby digital 1.0 (Spanish), DTS HD Master Audio 1.0 (French); requires Blu-ray player.
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.