IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
"IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT" (1967)
SYNOPSIS: A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.
STARRING: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Lee Grant, Anthony James, Quentin Dean, Larry Gates and Anthony James.
SCREENPLAY BY: Norman Jewison and Stirling Silliphant. It was adapted from John Ball's 1965 novel of the same name.
DIRECTED BY: Norman Jewison
ACADEMY AWARDS: Nominated for 7 Academy Awards and won 5 for: "Best Picture" (Walter Mirisch), "Best Actor in a Leading Role" (Rod Steiger), "Best Writing - Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium" (Stirling Silliphant), "Best Sound" (Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department) and "Best Film Editing"
(Hal Ashby).
OTHER AWARDS: Nominated for 31 additional awards, from various entities, and won 17 of them. In 2002 it was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry at The Library of Congress.
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