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In the Heat of the Night
1967
· Movie
· 110 min
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #229
- IMDb #459
- Google retired #210
- Rotten Tomatoes #173
- Metacritic #783
- Letterboxd #521
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #312
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #364
- Metacritic Critics #982
- Metacritic Audience #678
- Kinopoisk #1122
- AlloCiné #481
- Trakt #685
Every rating
76–96
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 76, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96.
See the most agreed on films →A black police detective from Philadelphia becomes embroiled in a murder investigation while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town. The local police chief reluctantly accepts his help due to his expertise. The detective must work to solve the case while navigating the deep-seated prejudice and violence of the community, putting his own life at risk.
Details
- Director
- Norman Jewison
- Writer
- Stirling Silliphant
- Based on
- In the Heat of the Night by John Ball
- Studio
- United Artists, The Mirisch Company
- Released
- 2 August 1967
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $2.0M
- Box office
- $27.4M
- Awards
- 22 wins, 13 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (31) →
Awards & nominations
See all 35 →8 major awards won · 22 wins from 35 nominations across 15 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1967 | Best Picture | Walter Mirisch | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1967 | Best Actor | Rod Steiger | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1967 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Stirling Silliphant | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1967 | Best Film Editing | Hal Ashby | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1967 | Best Sound | Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1967 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Winner | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1967 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Rod Steiger | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1967 | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Stirling Silliphant | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Academy Awards
7 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor | Rod Steiger | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Hal Ashby | Winner |
| Best Picture | Walter Mirisch | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Stirling Silliphant | Winner |
| Best Sound | Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department | Winner |
| Best Director | Norman Jewison | Nominee |
| Best Sound Effects | James Richard | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Rod Steiger | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Stirling Silliphant | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Sidney Poitier | Nominee |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Norman Jewison | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Quentin Dean | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Lee Grant | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Norman Jewison | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show | Quincy Jones | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Written American Drama | Stirling Silliphant | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign Actor | Rod Steiger | Winner |
| United Nations Award | Norman Jewison | Winner |
| Best Film | Norman Jewison | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Actor | Sidney Poitier | Nominee |
Laurel Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Top Drama | Winner | |
| Top Male Dramatic Performance | Rod Steiger | Winner |
| Top Male Dramatic Performance | Sidney Poitier | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Rod Steiger | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Haskell Wexler | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Rod Steiger | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner |
Sant Jordi Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign Film | Norman Jewison | Winner |
| Best Performance in a Foreign Film | Rod Steiger (also for The Loved One and No Way to Treat a Lady ) | Winner |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Stirling Silliphant | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Rod Steiger | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hall of Fame – Motion Picture | Winner |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Hal Ashby | Nominee |