In The Heat Of The Night (1967) ****1/2

In The Heat Of The Night (1967) features electric performances from Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, a taut script by Stirling Silliphant, confident direction by Norman Jewison, striking cinematography by Haskell Wexler, tight editing by future director Hal Ashby, and a rollicking score by Quincy Jones (including the famous title song sung by Ray Charles). A stone classic that still impresses.