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They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!
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- "Mr. Tibbs" redirects here. For the fictional butler, see the article on The BFG.
| They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gordon Douglas |
| Produced by | Herbert Hirschman |
| Written by | Alan Trustman James R. Webb |
| Starring | Sidney Poitier Martin Landau Barbara McNair |
| Music by | Quincy Jones |
| Cinematography | Gerald Perry Finnerman |
| Editing by | Bud Molin |
| Release date(s) | July 8, 1970 |
| Running time | 108 min |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | In the Heat of the Night |
| Followed by | The Organization |
| IMDb profile | |
They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! is a 1970 sequel to In the Heat of the Night (1967). Sidney Poitier reprised his role of police detective Virgil Tibbs, though in this sequel, Tibbs is working for the San Francisco Police rather than the Philadelphia Police (as in the original film) or the Pasadena Police (as in the novels). The film's title was taken from his line in In the Heat of the Night, exclaimed in response to a hostile question by a southern police officer as to what he was called.
The plot involves Tibbs' investigation of the murder of a prostitute, of which a liberal street preacher and political candidate, played by Martin Landau, is accused.
In style the film is like blaxploitation film, very different from its predecessor. It can also be viewed as a 70s cop film prior to Dirty Harry and The French Connection but similar in style.
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