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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Stirling Silliphant (screenplay)
John Ball (novel)
Release Date:
14 October 1967 (Japan) more
Tagline:
They got a murder on their hands . . . they don't know what to do with it. more
Plot:
An African American detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racist southern town. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 5 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(19 articles)
Tom Hanks, Annette Bening, Warren Beatty: Governors Awards 2009
(From Alternative Film Guide. 15 November 2009, 4:45 PM, PST)
AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
(From Extra. 4 November 2009, 4:45 AM, PST)
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The Perfect American Murder Mystery more (120 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sidney Poitier | ... | Virgil Tibbs |
 | Rod Steiger | ... | Gillespie |
 | Warren Oates | ... | Sam Wood |
| Lee Grant | ... | Mrs. Colbert |
| Larry Gates | ... | Endicott |
| James Patterson | ... | Mr. Purdy |
| William Schallert | ... | Mayor Schubert |
| Beah Richards | ... | Mama Caleba |
| Peter Whitney | ... | Courtney |
| Kermit Murdock | ... | Henderson |
| Larry D. Mann | ... | Watkins |
| Matt Clark | ... | Packy |
| Arthur Malet | ... | Ulam |
| Fred Stewart | ... | Dr. Stuart |
| Quentin Dean | ... | Delores |
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Runtime:
109 min
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1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Sound)
Certification:
Australia:M | South Africa:(Banned) | Iceland:16 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Brazil:12 | South Africa:A (re-rating) | Argentina:13 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1968) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:Approved | West Germany:12
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Frequently cited as Sidney Poitier's favorite of all the films he's done. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The action is set in the heat of a Mississippi summer, but the director shows cotton pickers toiling in the fields. That's done in late fall, never in the summer. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Ofcr. Sam Wood:
Where you keeping the pie tonight?
Ralph Henshaw, diner counterman:
I ate the last piece just before you came in.
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Referenced in Kevin Smith: Sold Out - A Threevening with Kevin Smith (2008) (V) more
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Bowlegged Polly more
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A Note Regarding SpoilersIs this movie based on a novel?
How did the osmundia branch figure into the killing?
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Rod Steiger won best actor, deserved it, and was matched eyebrow for eyebrow by Sidney Poitier's Unforgettable Creation of Mr. Virgil Tibbs, police detective. The supporting cast is perfect, with Beah Richards, William Prince, and Scott Wilson as special standouts. The dialogue by Siliphant is crisply written, the direction by Jewison is non-pareil, and the mystery is difficult and resolves things perfectly. As an overall American mystery, I must vote for this even over the Maltese Falcon (which of course is also great). Forget the hit-and-miss TV spin-off and treat yourself to the real thing.