While traveling in the Deep South, Virgil Tibbs, a black Philadelphia homicide detective, becomes unwittingly embroiled in the murder investigation of a prominent businessman when he is first accused of the crime and then asked to solve it. Finding the killer proves to be difficult, however, especially when his efforts are constantly thwarted by the bigoted town sheriff. But neither man can solve this case alone. Putting aside their differences and prejudices, they join forces in a desperate race against time to discover the shocking truth.

GENRE: Detective, Drama
MPAA RATING: No Rating
RUN TIME: 1h 49m
RELEASE DATE: August 02, 1967
STARRING: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Larry Gates
DIRECTOR(S): Norman Jewison
PRODUCER(S): Walter Mirisch
WRITER(S): Stirling Silliphant
STUDIO: Amazon MGM