Year: 1967
Director: Norman Jewison
Reflections: An incredibly relevant film in 1967 and today, In The Heat Of The Night features Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger in the heart of Sparta, Mississippi as they attempt to solve a homicide in the midst of tense racial conflict. I was highly impressed with Poitier and Steiger as the accoladed story brings out the heat in their internal battle between pride and justice. Hitting screens at the close of the American Civil Rights Movement, Jewison's film delivers a powerful message of common values overreaching racial barriers, as well as the futility of intolerance. Well done, boys.
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