In the Heat of the Night
Director: Norman Jewison
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Rob Steiger
Studio: MGM
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Retail: $19.99
ASIN: B00GICP84W
Running Time: 110 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Review:
The classic 1967 film In the Heat of the Night, based on the book of the same name by John Ball, arrived on Blu-Ray for the first time last week, January 14, 2014. The film was directed by Norman Jewison and stars Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. It won five Academy Awards including the 1967 award for Best Picture. Sidney Poitier returned for both sequels, They Call Me Mr. Tibbs! and The Organization. In 1988, it was adapted into a long running television series starring Carroll O'Connor.
At time of the film's release, it was considered an edgy look at life in the south by critics and moviegoers alike. Special Features on the Blu-ray features a commentary with Norman Jewison, Lee Grant, Rob Steiger and cinematographer Haskell Wexler; Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the '60s; The Slap Heard Around The World; and Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound.
Sidney Poitier plays the lead role as Detective Virgil Tibbs, who happens to be waiting for a train in Sparta, Mississippi, while at the same time there is a murderer on the loose in the small town. Due to his skin color and the amount of cash found in his wallet, he is taken into custody, but is quickly let go when the Police Chief Bill Gillespie realizes he is a homicide detective who was traveling back to Philadelphia after visiting his mother.
Director: Norman Jewison
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Rob Steiger
Studio: MGM
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Retail: $19.99
ASIN: B00GICP84W
Running Time: 110 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Review:
The classic 1967 film In the Heat of the Night, based on the book of the same name by John Ball, arrived on Blu-Ray for the first time last week, January 14, 2014. The film was directed by Norman Jewison and stars Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. It won five Academy Awards including the 1967 award for Best Picture. Sidney Poitier returned for both sequels, They Call Me Mr. Tibbs! and The Organization. In 1988, it was adapted into a long running television series starring Carroll O'Connor.
At time of the film's release, it was considered an edgy look at life in the south by critics and moviegoers alike. Special Features on the Blu-ray features a commentary with Norman Jewison, Lee Grant, Rob Steiger and cinematographer Haskell Wexler; Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the '60s; The Slap Heard Around The World; and Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound.
Sidney Poitier plays the lead role as Detective Virgil Tibbs, who happens to be waiting for a train in Sparta, Mississippi, while at the same time there is a murderer on the loose in the small town. Due to his skin color and the amount of cash found in his wallet, he is taken into custody, but is quickly let go when the Police Chief Bill Gillespie realizes he is a homicide detective who was traveling back to Philadelphia after visiting his mother.