“In the Heat of the Night” Film Screening

To follow up film noir The Maltese Falcon we will be watching a classic of the neo-noir genre: In The Heat of the Night.

This 1967 film stars Sidney Poitier as a black detective from Philadelphia who finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation in Mississippi. Rod Steiger plays the white police chief who eventually works with Poitier’s character to solve the case. The film was critically acclaimed from the moment of its release and has remained a foundational element of the neo-noir genre and of post-60’s American culture. Don’t miss this one.