Description |
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
Series |
Contemporary classics
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System Details |
DVD. |
Note |
English, French or Spanish language soundtrack (mono) with optional subtitles in French and Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
Cast |
Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; film editor, Hal Ashby ; music, Quincy Jones. |
Note |
Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.85:1). |
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"Based on a novel by John Ball." |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1967. |
Summary |
A small town Southern sheriff finds himself in an uneasy alliance with a big-city black homicide detective as they investigate a murder. |
Audience |
Not rated by MPAA. |
Subject |
Murder -- Investigation -- Mississippi -- Drama.
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African American detectives -- Mississippi -- Drama.
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Sheriffs -- Mississippi -- Drama.
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Racism -- Mississippi -- Drama.
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Mississippi -- Race relations -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Jewison, Norman, 1926-
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Mirisch, Walter.
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Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-
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Poitier, Sidney.
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Steiger, Rod, 1925-
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Oates, Warren, 1928-1982.
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Grant, Lee, 1929-
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Ball, John Dudley, 1911-
In the heat of the night.
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United Artists Corporation.
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Mirisch Corporation.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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ISBN |
0792848365 : $14.98 |
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027616098610 : $14.99 |
Standard No. |
027616857927 |
Music # |
1001472 MGM Home Entertainment |
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