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The Resource In the heat of the night, the Mirisch Corporation presents the Norman Jewison/Walter Mirisch production ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Norman Jewison, (videorecording)

In the heat of the night, the Mirisch Corporation presents the Norman Jewison/Walter Mirisch production ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Norman Jewison, (videorecording)

Label
In the heat of the night
Title
In the heat of the night
Statement of responsibility
the Mirisch Corporation presents the Norman Jewison/Walter Mirisch production ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Norman Jewison
Contributor
Actor
Composer
Director of photography
Editor of moving image work
Film director
Film producer
Presenter
Production company
Publisher
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
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
Member of
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
In the heat of the night (Motion picture)
Credits note
Director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; editor, Hal Ashby ; music, Quincy Jones
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
Rating: Not rated
Language note
In English with optional English subtitles for the hearing-impaired
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.I5 2019
PerformerNote
Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Larry Gates, James Patterson
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1926-
  • 1918-1996
  • 1925-2002
  • 1928-1982
  • 1927-
  • 1933-
  • 1911-1988
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Jewison, Norman
  • Mirisch, Walter
  • Silliphant, Stirling
  • Poitier, Sidney
  • Steiger, Rod
  • Oates, Warren
  • Grant, Lee
  • Jones, Quincy
  • Wexler, Haskell
  • Ashby, Hal
  • Ball, John Dudley
  • Mirisch Corporation
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Runtime
110
Series statement
The Criterion collection
Series volume
959
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • African American detectives
  • Homicide investigation
  • Racism against Black people
  • Mississippi
Technique
live action
Label
In the heat of the night, the Mirisch Corporation presents the Norman Jewison/Walter Mirisch production ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Norman Jewison, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1967
  • Based on the novel by John Ball
  • Wide screen (1.85:1)
  • New 4K digital restoration
  • Supplements: 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
Bar code
  • 31223143259233
  • 31223143259241
  • 31223143259225
  • 31223143259316
  • 31223135498799
  • 31223143259308
  • 31223143259258
  • 31223143259266
  • 31223143259282
  • 31223143259290
  • 31223143259274
  • 31223135498807
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (110 min.)
Isbn
9781681435398
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515225113
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
CC2982BD
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1079066606
System details
Blu-ray; region A; wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; LPCM monaural; requires Blu-ray player
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc
Label
In the heat of the night, the Mirisch Corporation presents the Norman Jewison/Walter Mirisch production ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Norman Jewison, (videorecording)
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1967
  • Based on the novel by John Ball
  • Wide screen (1.85:1)
  • New 4K digital restoration
  • Supplements: 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
Bar code
  • 31223143259233
  • 31223143259241
  • 31223143259225
  • 31223143259316
  • 31223135498799
  • 31223143259308
  • 31223143259258
  • 31223143259266
  • 31223143259282
  • 31223143259290
  • 31223143259274
  • 31223135498807
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (110 min.)
Isbn
9781681435398
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515225113
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
CC2982BD
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1079066606
System details
Blu-ray; region A; wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; LPCM monaural; requires Blu-ray player
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc

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