In the heat of the night
(DVD) 

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[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2019].
Edition
DVD edition; DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered panels : illustrations ; 19 cm). 
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2019].
Format
DVD
Edition
DVD edition; DVD special edition.
Language
English
UPC
715515225212

Notes

General Note
Title and credits from screen.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1967.
General Note
Based on the novel by John Ball.
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Widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio).
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New 4K digital restoration.
General Note
Featuress: 2008 audio commentary with Norman Jewison, Haskell Wexler, Rod Steiger and Lee Grant; New interviews with director Norman Jewison and actor Lee Grant; Segment from a 2006 American Film Institute interview with actor Sidney Poitier; New interview with Aram Goudsouzian, author of Sidney Poitier: man, actor, icon; Turning up the heat: movie-making in the '60s, a 2008 program about the production of the film and its legacy, featuring Jewison, Wexler, producer Walter Mirisch, and filmmakers John Singleton and Reginald Hudlin; Quincy Jones: breaking new sound, a 2008 program about Jones's innovative soundtrack, including the title song sung by Ray Charles, featuring interviews with Jones, lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman, and musician Herbie Hancock; trailer; on insert, An essay by critic K. Austin Collins.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; editor, Hal Ashby ; music, Quincy Jones.
Participants/Performers
Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Larry Gates, James Patterson.
Description
Passing through the backwoods town of Sparta, Mississippi, Philadelphia detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) becomes embroiled in a murder case. He forms an uneasy alliance with the bigoted police chief (Rod Steiger), who faces mounting pressure from Sparta's hostile citizens to catch the killer and run the African American interloper out of town.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 16:9 wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital monaural.
Language
In English with optional English subtitles for the hearing-impaired.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Jewison, N., Mirisch, W., Silliphant, S., Poitier, S., Steiger, R., Oates, W., Grant, L., & Ball, J. D. (2019). In the heat of the night (DVD edition; DVD special edition.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Norman Jewison et al.. 2019. In the Heat of the Night. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Norman Jewison et al.. In the Heat of the Night Criterion Collection, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Jewison, Norman, et al. In the Heat of the Night DVD edition; DVD special edition., Criterion Collection, 2019.

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