In the Heat of the Night (film)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/In_the_Heat_of_the_Night_(film)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
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gptkb:AFI's_100_Years...100_Movies_(1998)_#75
gptkb:AFI's_10_Top_10_Mystery_#21
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor_(Rod_Steiger)
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:In_the_Heat_of_the_Night_(novel)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross $24.3 million (US/Canada rentals)
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Haskell_Wexler
gptkbp:colorProcess gptkb:color
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Norman_Jewison
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:United_Artists
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:Hal_Ashby
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:The_Organization_(film)
gptkbp:genre crime drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label In the Heat of the Night (film)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:In_the_Heat_of_the_Night_(TV_series)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Bill_Gillespie
gptkb:Virgil_Tibbs
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Quincy_Jones
gptkbp:nominatedFor gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Director
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor_(Lee_Grant)
gptkbp:notableFor portrayal of racial tensions in the American South
gptkbp:notableScene slap scene between Virgil Tibbs and Endicott
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:United_States_National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Walter_Mirisch
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:The_Mirisch_Corporation
gptkbp:rating Not Rated (original release)
gptkbp:releaseDate August 2, 1967
gptkbp:runtime 110 minutes
gptkbp:screenwriter gptkb:Stirling_Silliphant
gptkbp:sequel gptkb:They_Call_Me_Mister_Tibbs!
gptkbp:setIn gptkb:Mississippi
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Rod_Steiger
gptkb:Sidney_Poitier
gptkb:Warren_Oates
gptkbp:theme gptkb:racism
murder investigation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:In_the_Heat_of_the_Night_(TV_series)
gptkb:In_the_Heat_of_the_Night_(novel)
gptkb:Chief_Bill_Gillespie
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6