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In the Heat of the Night (Widescreen)

Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | Format: DVD
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This 1967 film took home lots of Oscars for its fascinating drama about a Philadelphia detective (Sidney Poitier) who assists a redneck Southern sheriff (Rod Steiger) in solving a murder. A study in racism that ebbs a bit through the collective and shared need between a black man and a white man who don't want to be working together, In the Heat of the Night continues to strike a chord today. Steiger is a mass of snarling danger, Poitier a bundle of nerves covered in class. Norman Jewison (Moonstruck) directs with a keen feeling for the cultural and social atmosphere of the setting. --Tom Keogh

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Just About as Good as a Movie Gets Jun 14 2004
By J
Format:DVD
In 1967 Poitier made this movie and Look Who's Coming to Dinner. Both were extremely well received and this won academy awards for best picture and best actor. Poitier's career slid downhill from here almost immediately. That his status as The Greatest Black Actor Ever hasn't diminished nearly 40 years later is a testament to his excellence and influence in the late 50's and the 60's up until '67. The movie is nearly perfect. Rod Steiger gives the performance of his career. Poitier is excellent, of course. The story is good but the movie is really about the racial tensions and two men forced to work together despite their desire not to be in the same room together. Also at hand is a backward and archaic South being slowly dragged kicking and screaming into postwar 20th century.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Poor Quality of the DVD May 26 2003
By Janice Russell
Format:DVD
I was very disappointed with the "In the Heat of the Night" DVD. It had a lot of tiling and it was incomplete. When the tiling started, the audio quality was extremely poor. I would like my money back.
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2.0 out of 5 stars TENSIONS FLAIR IN THE HEAT OF THIS NIGHT! Jun 9 2004
By Nix Pix
Format:DVD
"In The Heat of the Night" is the racially charged melodrama that made Sidney Poitier a star. Poitier is Det. Virgil Tibbs, an out of state detective assigned to investigate a racially motivated crime in the deep South. Tibbs' initial congenial good nature immediate brand him a push over by both his fellow officers and the populous. But Tibbs is a man of conviction. He immediately runs into interference from Police Chief Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger), a bigoted and pompous law man who begins to change his ways when it turns out that Virgil's hunch on the case might just turn out to be true. Both the central performances of Poitier and Steiger, and the unlikely bond and ultimate friendship that ensue, are electrifying reasons to revisit this powerful drama of the 1960s. Lee Grant, Beah Richards and Warren Oates costar. In the late 80s "In The Heat of the Night" became a prime time television series starring Caroll O'Connor. But by then much of the tempestuous and confrontational aspects of its subplot had been removed.

MGM/UA gives us a non-anamorphic widescreen DVD. Colors are severely dated with a lot of fading present throughout the print. Age related artifacts are everywhere and sometimes distract. Black levels are often weak. Pixelization is primarily responsible for an unstable image. The audio is mono and badly dated as well, strident and poorly balanced. There are no extras.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The best Racist story
In the heat of the night is a story that deals with racism, where Virgil Tibbs (the black man) came from Philadelphia to visit his mother. Read more
Published on Sep 8 2005 by Elias
5.0 out of 5 stars STEIGER AND POITIER AT THEIR HEIGHTS OF POWER
In 1967, Sidney Poitier again stirred the red-necks with "In the Heat of the Night", where he plays Virgil Tibbs, a competent Philadelphia cop stuck overnight in a... Read more
Published on Jun 7 2004 by Steven R. Travers
5.0 out of 5 stars Cinema's all-time best detective thriller.
Between the dark film noir of "The Maltese Falcon" and the creepy gorefests inspired by "The Silence of the Lambs," the detective film wasn't exactly a vital... Read more
Published on Dec 29 2003 by Bruce Levine
5.0 out of 5 stars An all-time favorite
One of my favorite movies ever. I have watched this movie dozens of times and never tire of it. It is truly great and deserving of all the awards it received.
Published on Oct 14 2003 by Dewey BOV
5.0 out of 5 stars 1967...an auspicious year...
"In the Heat of the Night" won the Oscar for Best Picture of 1967. I was a Freshman in college that year, and all the talk was about "Bonnie and Clyde", a great film. Read more
Published on Oct 13 2003 by R. Gawlitta
5.0 out of 5 stars "What kind of a place is this"?
Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) sits alone at a train station in Sparta, Mississippi. He came to visit his mother and is going back on the 4:05 to Memphis. Read more
Published on Jun 12 2003 by Jerry Fry
5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly Portrayed Mid-Sixties Prejudice
This milestone 1967 racial commentary spawned two sequels and a long-running TV show, and won that year's Best Picture Oscar. Read more
Published on May 17 2003 by J. Magin
4.0 out of 5 stars Classic and Classy Film...Stirring Performances
This review refers to the MGM DVD Contemporary Classics edition of "In the Heat of the Night"....

"In the Heat of the Night" is a classic and esstential film, that should be a... Read more

Published on May 17 2003 by L. Shirley
5.0 out of 5 stars Rod Steiger At His Best ! ! !
There is always something about a film that any person finds appealing; You might be totally consumed with the story, or the music, or even ironic twists in the plot. Read more
Published on Jan 21 2003 by jeff hirshberg
5.0 out of 5 stars Two Great Actors in a Great Movie
Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger almost set the screen afire in this film that deservedly won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1967. Read more
Published on May 19 2002 by JLind555
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