Last updated: 2026-10-25·Prompt Version: 10.2·Model Confidence: ——·Pipeline Model: gpt-5.6-terra·65s
Runtime110 min
DirectorNorman Jewison
CastSidney Poitier, Rod Steiger
Budget$2M
Box Office$24.3M
SUPPORTING CASTWarren Oates, Lee Grant, Larry Gates, James Patterson, Beah Richards
SYNOPSIS
A Philadelphia homicide detective becomes stranded in a racially divided Mississippi town after being wrongly suspected of murder. Reluctantly working with the local police chief, he applies his expertise to a difficult investigation while confronting entrenched prejudice.
GENRE
CrimeDramaThriller
SUB-GENRE TAGS
CrimeDetective / Police ProceduralThrillerMystery / WhodunnitDramaSocial IssueCharacter Study