An African American detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racist southern town
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Sidney Poitier | Det. Virgil Tibbs |
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Rod Steiger | Chief Bill Gillespie |
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Warren Oates | Officer Sam Wood |
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Lee Grant | Mrs. Colbert |
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Larry Gates | Eric Endicott |
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James Patterson | Mr. Purdy |
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William Schallert | Mayor Schubert |
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Beah Richards | Mama Caleba |
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Peter Whitney | Courtney |
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Kermit Murdock | Henderson |
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Larry D. Mann | Watkins |
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Matt Clark | Packy Harrison |
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Arthur Malet | Ulam |
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Fred Stewart | Dr. Stuart |
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Quentin Dean | Delores Purdy |
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Scott Wilson | Harvey Oberst |
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Timothy Scott | Shagbag |
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William Watson | McNeil |
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Eldon Quick | Charles Hawthorne |
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Stuart Nisbet | Shuie |
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Khalil Bezaleel | Jess |
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Peter Masterson | Fryer |
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Jester Hairston | Endicott's Butler |
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Phil Adams | 1st Tough |
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Nikita Knatz | 2nd Tough |
| Director | Norman Jewison |
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| Writer | Stirling Silliphant, John Ball | |
| Producer | Walter Mirisch | |
| Musician | Quincy Jones | |
| Photography | Haskell Wexler | |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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| Regions | Region 1 |
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