"They call me Mister Tibbs!" Which 1967 film about a Mississippi murder investigation is this iconic line - and this colorful poster - from?

Based on John Ball's 1965 novel of the same name, In the Heat of the Night tells the story of a Black detective (played by Sidney Poitier) and a racist white police chief (played by Rod Steiger, in an Oscar-winning performance), both investigating a murder in a small Southern town.

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