The Heat of the Night

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:television_series
gptkb:film
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Best_Actor
gptkb:Emmy_Awards
gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:Novel_by_John_Ball
novel by John Ball
gptkbp:box_office $24 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Virgil_Tibbs
gptkb:Chief_Bill_Gillespie
gptkbp:cinematography_by gptkb:Haskell_Wexler
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:James_Lee_Barrett
gptkbp:cultural_impact Addressed racial tensions in America.
gptkbp:director gptkb:Norman_Jewison
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:Hal_Ashby
gptkbp:ended gptkb:1995
gptkbp:finale_date April 24, 1995
gptkbp:followed_by In the Heat of the Night (film)
gptkbp:genre Crime drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Heat of the Night
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Quincy_Jones
gptkbp:music_composer gptkb:Quincy_Jones
gptkbp:notable_guest_stars gptkb:Kurtwood_Smith
gptkb:Diane_Wiest
gptkb:James_Garner
gptkb:Richard_Dreyfuss
gptkb:Sally_Field
gptkb:David_Carradine
gptkb:Ellen_Burstyn
gptkb:John_Lithgow
gptkb:Pat_Hingle
gptkb:Cicely_Tyson
gptkb:Michael_Mc_Kean
gptkb:Octavia_Spencer
gptkb:Viola_Ann_Davis
gptkb:Burt_Reynolds
gptkb:James_Earl_Jones
gptkb:Kathy_Bates
gptkb:Richard_Roundtree
gptkb:Jesse_L._Martin
gptkb:Cybill_Shepherd
gptkb:Denzel_Washington
gptkb:Ed_Asner
gptkb:John_Goodman
gptkb:Mickey_Rooney
gptkb:Robert_Duvall
gptkb:Terry_Crews
gptkb:Lance_Henriksen
gptkb:Jeff_Daniels
gptkb:Angela_Bassett
gptkb:Louis_Gossett_Jr.
gptkb:William_H._Macy
gptkb:Whoopi_Goldberg
gptkb:Marlee_Matlin
gptkb:Alan_Autry
gptkb:Timothy_Hutton
gptkb:John_C._Mc_Ginley
gptkb:Robert_Loggia
gptkbp:notable_quote ' They call me Mister Tibbs!'
gptkbp:number_of_episodes 150
gptkbp:number_of_seasons 8
gptkbp:original_network gptkb:CBS
gptkb:NBC
gptkbp:plot A black detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racially charged Southern town.
gptkbp:premiered_on gptkb:1967
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:MGM_Television
gptkbp:release_date January 6, 1967
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1967
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Stirling_Silliphant
gptkbp:sequel gptkb:They_Call_Me_Mister_Tibbs!
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Mississippi
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Rod_Steiger
gptkb:Sidney_Poitier
gptkb:Howard_Rollins
gptkb:Carroll_O'_Connor
gptkbp:studio gptkb:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
gptkbp:won_award Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Best Motion Picture – Drama
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sidney_Poitier
gptkb:The_Force_Behind_the_Power
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4