African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
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Budget: $2,000,000
Revenue: $27,379,978
ROI: +1,269.0%
Verdict: Hit
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> Norman Jewison (Director) > Haskell Wexler (Director of Photography) > Newt Arnold (Second Assistant Director) > Terry Morse Jr. (First Assistant Director)
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> John Ball (Novel) > Stirling Silliphant (Screenplay) > Alan Bergman (Lyricist) > Marilyn Bergman (Lyricist)
