{"id":20647,"date":"2019-02-21T22:32:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T06:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=20647"},"modified":"2019-02-21T22:32:27","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T06:32:27","slug":"review-intheheatofthenight-criterion-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/02\/review-intheheatofthenight-criterion-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Heat of the Night (Criterion Collection) Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In the Heat of the Night<\/em><\/strong> is a wonderful and culturally important film from the 1960s and while I don\u2019t think it\u2019s among Sidney Poitier\u2019s best, with To Sir, With Love<\/em> being my favorite of his, but it still is a great performance alongside Rod Steiger.<\/p>\n

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In the Heat of the Night
\n<\/span>\u2014 The Criterion Collection \u2014<\/span>
\n(1967)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Suspense, Drama, Crime<\/span>
\nCriterion | NR \u2013 110 min. \u2013 $39.95 | January 29, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 02\/22\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Norman Jewison
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Stirling Silliphant (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Interviews
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>No
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (LPCM 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>47.35 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>40.15 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The Criterion Collection provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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Passing through the backwoods town of Sparta, Mississippi. Philadelphia detective Virgil Tibbs (SIDNEY POITIER) becomes embroiled in a murder case. He forms an uneasy alliance with the bigoted police chief (ROD STEIGER), who faces mounting pressure from Sparta\u2019s hostile citizens to catch the killer and run the African American interloper out of town.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a fold-out booklet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 The track features Director Norman Jewison, Cinematographer Haskell Wexler and Actors Rod Steiger and Lee Grant which was recorded in 2008.<\/p>\n

Interviews:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n