In the Heat of the Night was based off of a book by the same title by John Ball.
The film takes place in the fictional town of Sparta, Mississippi. A prominent man is murdered in a small southern town, and the police must find the killer. To solve the murder, the town police must get the help of a Northern Policeman, who happens to be an African American, who must deal with the racist attitudes of a 60s southern small town.
It came out in 1967 and it won five academy awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (for Rod Steiger), Film Editing, Sound, and Writing Adapted for a screenplay.
The film is ranked number 75 on AFI's 100 Greatest Movies, it is a new addition to the list from the 1998 list. It also has the distinction of being on AFI's 100 Movie Quotes list as well, with, "They call me Mister Tibbs!" as being number 16 on that list.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment