| Description |
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Contemporary classics |
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Contemporary classics (MGM Home Entertainment Inc.)
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| System Details |
DVD, widescreen presentation (1.85:1). |
| Cast |
Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; film editor, Hal Ashby ; music, Quincy Jones. |
| Note |
"Based on a novel by John Ball." |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1967. |
| Audience |
Not rated by MPAA. |
| Summary |
A small town Southern sheriff finds himself in an uneasy alliance with a big-city black homicide detective as they investigate a murder. |
| Note |
Special features: audio commentary by Norman Jewison, Lee Grant, Rod Steiger and Haskell Wexler ; collectible booklet ; original theatrical trailer. |
| Language |
English, French or Spanish language soundtrack (mono) with optional subtitles in French and Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Murder -- Investigation -- Mississippi -- Drama.
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African American detectives -- Mississippi -- Drama.
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Sheriffs -- Mississippi -- Drama.
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Racism -- Mississippi -- Drama.
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Homicide investigation -- Mississippi -- Drama.
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Mississippi -- Race relations -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Mystery films.
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| Added Author |
Jewison, Norman, 1926-2024
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Mirisch, Walter.
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Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996.
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Poitier, Sidney.
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Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002.
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Oates, Warren, 1928-1982.
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Grant, Lee, 1927-
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Wexler, Haskell.
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Ashby, Hal.
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QD III, 1968-
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Ball, John Dudley, 1911-1988.
In the heat of the night.
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United Artists Corporation.
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Mirisch Corporation.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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| ISBN |
0792848365 |
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9780792848363 |
| Standard No. |
027616857927 |
| Music No. |
1001472 MGM Home Entertainment |
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