Episode 172: In the Heat of the Night (1967)
I revisit a film that’s every bit as powerful and entertaining as I remembered. Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger are terrific, but it’s the combination of murder mystery, atmosphere and a searing portrait of racial prejudice that makes this 1967 classic still hit hard today.
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