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IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

Norman Jewison

1967

Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Larry Gates

Screenplay by Stirling Silliphant; adapted from the novel In the Heat of the Night by John Ball

Title: IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

Year: 1967

Director: Norman Jewison

Cast: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Larry Gates

Writing: Screenplay by Stirling Silliphant; adapted from the novel In the Heat of the Night by John Ball

Genre tags: DRAMA