Review of In the Heat of the Night (1967) by Bosley Crowther for The New York Times — 09 Aug 1981
But here Norman Jewison has taken a hard, outspoken script, prepared by Stirling Silliphant from an undistinguished novel by John Ball, and, with stinging performances contributed by Rod Steiger as the chief of police and Sidney Poitier as the detective, he has turned it into a film that has the look and sound of actuality and the pounding pulse of truth.
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This review of In the Heat of the Night (1967) was written by Bosley Crowther and published by The New York Times on 09 Aug 1981.
In the Heat of the Night has generally received very positive reviews.
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