Directed by:
Gordon DouglasCinematography:
Gerald Perry FinnermanComposer:
Quincy JonesCast:
Sidney Poitier, Martin Landau, Barbara McNair, Edward Asner, Jeff Corey, Norma Crane, Juano Hernandez, Anthony Zerbe, David Sheiner, John Hillerman (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
When a prostitute is murdered in San Francisco's ritzy Nob Hill district, an anonymous tip implicates minister and political crusader Reverend Logan Sharpe (Landau). Lt. Virgil Tibbs (Poitier), who has known Sharpe for many years, asks to be assigned to the case in hopes of clearing his friend's name. So begins the detective's journey through a twisted maze of baffling evidence, frantic chases, deadly gunfire and bad alibis. Before long, Tibbs finds himself bitterly torn between his duty as a cop...and his loyalty to a friend. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Sidney Poitier
USA
Best movies:
A Patch of Blue (1965)
To Sir, with Love (1967)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Martin Landau
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Barbara McNair
USA
Best movies:
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
Change of Habit (1969)
The Organization (1971)
Edward Asner
USA
Jeff Corey
USA
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy et le Kid (1969)
Little Big Man (1970)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Norma Crane
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
Juano Hernandez
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
The Pawnbroker (1964)
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
Anthony Zerbe
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
David Sheiner
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
John Hillerman
USA
Best movies:
Chinatown (1974)
Paper Moon (1973)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Beverly Todd
USA
Best movies:
Crash (2004)
Roots (1977) (series)
The Bucket List (2007)
Ted Gehring
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
John Alvin
USA
Best movies:
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Deep in My Heart (1954)
Carrie (1952)
Garry Walberg
USA
Best movies:
When the Legends Die (1972)
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Mickey Golden
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Hilly Hicks
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
The New Centurions (1972)
The Cartier Affair (1984) (TV movie)
George Spell
USA
Best movies:
The Naked Kiss (1964)
The Organization (1971)
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)