In the heat of the night

In the heat of the night [videorecording] / the Mirisch Corporation ; the Norman Jewison-Walter Mirisch production ; United Artists ; screenplay by Sterling Silliphant ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Norman Jewison. - 40th anniversary collector's ed. - [United States] : Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2008] - 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Based on a novel by John Ball. Special features: Commentary by Norman Jewison, Lee Grant, Rod Steiger and cinematographer Haskell Wexler ; "Turning up the heat: Movie-making in the '60's" featurette ; "The slap heard around the world" featurette ; "Quincy Jones: Breaking new sound" featurette ; original theatrical trailer. Videodisc release of the 1967 motion picture.

Music by Quincy Jones ; "In the heat of the night" sung by Ray Charles ; director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; film editor, Hal Ashby. Music by Quincy Jones ; "In the heat of the night" sung by Ray Charles ; director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; film editor, Hal Ashby.

Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Larry Gates, James Patterson, William Schallert, Beah Richards, Peter Whitney, Kermit Murdock, Larry D. Mann, Matt Clark, Arthur Malet, Fred Stewart, Quentin Dean, Scott Wilson, Anthony James.

A black homicide expert is asked to help solve the murder of a wealthy businessman in a small town.

Rating: Not rated.


DVD, region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (1:85:1), Dolby Digital.


English, French or Spanish dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles ; closed captioned.

Winner of five 1967 Academy awards including Best Picture, Best Writing and Best Actor.

027616098610

109861 Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment


African American detectives--Drama.
Murder--Drama.
Race relations--Drama.


Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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