In the Heat of the Night, 1967 (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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1967 film by Norman Jewison on race relations
1967 film by Norman Jewison on race relations
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night setting (place & year)
In the Heat of the Night setting (place & year)
Sparta, Mississippi, 1966
Actor playing detective Virgil Tibbs
Actor playing detective Virgil Tibbs
Sidney Poitier
Actor playing Sheriff Gillespie
Actor playing Sheriff Gillespie
Rod Steiger
Tibbs' iconic line demanding respect
Tibbs' iconic line demanding respect
They call me Mister Tibbs
Tibbs' action after Endicott slapped him
Tibbs' action after Endicott slapped him
Slapped him back immediately
Civil Rights Act year
Civil Rights Act year
1964
Voting Rights Act year
Voting Rights Act year
1965
Actual filming location (not Mississippi)
Actual filming location (not Mississippi)
Illinois
Why Poitier refused to film in the South
Why Poitier refused to film in the South
Fear of violence; had been tailed by Klansmen