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Police detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) returns to finds himself in hot water with the police over his acceptance of help from a neighborhood anti-drug group. The group has done some things which are far from textbook legal, such as stealing and destroying a large shipment of drugs. Though they pulled off their robbery without loss of life, a corpse is found at the scene of the heist. Tibbs, now suspended from the force, uses their help to string together clues which enable him to break up a large drug ring. This is the third movie made starring Poitier and based on John Bail's novels In The Heat of the Night and They Call Me Mister Tibbs.
Original Release
10/16/1971
US Release
10/16/1971
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sidney Poitier | Virgil Tibbs |
Barbara McNair | Valerie Tibbs |
Gerald S. O'Loughlin | Jack Pecora |
Sheree North | Mrs. Morgan |
Fred Beir | Bob Alford |
Allen Garfield | Benjy |
Bernie Hamilton | Lt. Jessop |
Graham Jarvis | William Martin |
Raul Julia | Juan Mendoza |
Ron O'Neal | Joe Peralez |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sidney Poitier | Virgil Tibbs |
Barbara McNair | Valerie Tibbs |
Gerald S. O'Loughlin | Jack Pecora |
Sheree North | Mrs. Morgan |
Fred Beir | Bob Alford |
Allen Garfield | Benjy |
Bernie Hamilton | Lt. Jessop |
Graham Jarvis | William Martin |
Raul Julia | Juan Mendoza |
Ron O'Neal | Joe Peralez |
James A. Watson Jr. | Stacy Baker |
Charles H. Gray | George Morgan - Night Watchman / George Morgan |
Jarion Monroe | Larry French |
Daniel J. Travanti | Sgt. Chassman |
Billy Green Bush | Dave Thomas |
Max Gail | Rudy |
Ross Hagen | Chet |
Paul Jenkins | Tony |
John Lasell | Zach Mills |
Lani Miyazaki | Annie Sekido |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Walter Mirisch | Producer |