In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 film which tells the story of a Northern US African-American police detective who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a racist small town in the American South.
In 2002 the United States Library of Congress deemed the original film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.
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Sequels
In the Heat of the Night was followed by two sequels, They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! in 1970, and The Organization in 1971.
