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• Brief Nudity
• Genres Drama, Mystery, Crime
• Director Norman Jewison
• Rated PG
• Theatrical Release August 2, 1967
• US DVD Release January 9, 2001

A Best Picture Oscar went to this exceptional mystery story about a black Philadelphia cop and his experiences with racial bigotry while helping the Sparta, Mississippi, police force solve a murder. Poitier is Virgil Tibbs, a savvy police detective whose assistance to the small town and captain Steiger is ill-rewarded and unappreciated. Both actors are excellent, and Steiger won an Oscar for Best … Become a Mr. Skin Member and get the full review

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