African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
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| Writing | John Ball | Novel |
| Directing | Norman Jewison | Director |
| Writing | Stirling Silliphant | Screenplay |
| Production | Walter Mirisch | Producer |
| Sound | Quincy Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Haskell Wexler | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hal Ashby | Editor |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Art | Paul Groesse | Art Direction |
| Art | Robert Priestley | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alan Levine | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jim Henderling | Production Manager |
| Production | Howard Joslin | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Allen K. Wood | Production Supervisor |
| Art | Joseph Musso | Production Illustrator |
| Sound | Walter Goss | Sound |
| Sound | Clem Portman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Kevin F. Cleary | Sound |
| Sound | Charles Cooper | Sound |
| Crew | John Moio | Stunts |
| Camera | Ralph Gerling | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Ross A. Maehl | Gaffer |
| Camera | Morris Rosen | Grip |
| Lighting | Don Stott | Gaffer |
| Editing | Byron 'Buzz' Brandt | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Richard Carruth | Music Editor |
| Directing | Meta Rebner | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Stephen R. Ferry | Props |
| Sound | Ray Charles | Vocals |
| Sound | James A. Richards | Sound Editor |
| Art | Murray Naidich | Title Designer |
| Directing | Terry Morse Jr. | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Newt Arnold | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Hal Ashby | Producer's Assistant |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Sound | Quincy Jones | Songs |
| Writing | Alan Bergman | Lyricist |
| Writing | Marilyn Bergman | Lyricist |
