In the Heat of the Night
film by Jewison [1967]
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Sidney PoitierHollywood trailblazerNext was In the Heat of the Night (1967), a crime drama that focused on the uneasy partnership that develops between a bigoted white Southern police chief (played by Rod Steiger) and Virgil Tibbs, an intellectual Black Philadelphia detective (Poitier). The film received the Oscar for best…
Read MoreNext was In the Heat of the Night (1967), a crime drama that focused on the uneasy partnership that develops between a bigoted white Southern police chief (played by Rod Steiger) and Virgil Tibbs, an intellectual Black Philadelphia detective (Poitier). The film received the Oscar for best…
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Rod Steiger…a racist Southern sheriff in In the Heat of the Night (1967).
Read More…a racist Southern sheriff in In the Heat of the Night (1967).
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