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Review of by Yury M — 27 Apr 2008

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Sheriff: "I got the motive which is money and the body which is dead.".

In the Heat of the Night is not only an important movie for the way that it deals with racism in America, but it is also a great thriller. It starts out as a typical drama of a wrongly accused man, of intolerance and prejudice but very soon begins to throw twists and turns at the viewer. My favorite aspect of the movie was the development of friendship between the local sheriff, brilliantly portrayed by Rod Steiger, and the main character, an out-of-town black detective, also very nicely depicted by Sidney Poitier. Norman Jewison created an ageless American detective thriller.

This review of In the Heat of the Night (1967) was written by on 27 Apr 2008.

In the Heat of the Night has generally received very positive reviews.

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