They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! is a 1970 American DeLuxe Color crime drama film directed by Gordon Douglas. The second installment in a trilogy, the release was preceded by In the Heat of the Night (1967) and followed by The Organization (1971). The film's title was taken from a line in the first film.
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| Directed by | Gordon Douglas |
| Screenplay by | Alan Trustman James R. Webb |
| Story by | Alan Trustman |
| Produced by | Herbert Hirschman |
| Starring | Sidney Poitier Martin Landau Barbara McNair Anthony Zerbe |
| Cinematography | Gerald Perry Finnerman |
| Edited by | Bud Molin Irving Rosenblum (assistant editor) |
| Music by | Quincy Jones |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,350,000 (US/Canada rentals) |
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).
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