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ERA
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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
1994 1h 32m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
CrimeDrama
Synopsis
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When a serial killer of women is on the loose in Sparta, all the clues lead Sheriff Gillespie and Forbes to the home of the wealthy Judge Walker.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Carroll O'Connor
Bill Gillespie
Carl Weathers
Hampton Forbes
George C. Scott
Judge Walker
Josh Lucas
Todd Walker
Alan Autry
Bubba Skinner
Denise Nicholas
Harriet DeLong Gillespie
David Hart
Parker Williams
Hugh O'Connor
Lonnie Jamison
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Reza Badiyi
- Writers
- James Lee Barrett, John Ball
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CINEMA
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Part of the "In the Heat of the Night (TV) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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CAST
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Carroll O'Connor and Carl Weathers and George C. Scott carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Reza Badiyi directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Part of the "In the Heat of the Night (TV) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Carroll O'Connor and Carl Weathers and George C. Scott carry the top of the cast.
- 5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 92 min · 1h 32m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Part of
In the Heat of the Night (TV) Collection
Movies that follow the television series.
Also by
Reza Badiyi
Production companies
Who made it
MGM Television
US
Key crew
- Executive ProducerFred Silverman
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- series of murders
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere1994-10-21
