UHD Review In the Heat of the Night (Criterion Collection) — 4K UHD review (1 Viewer)

[Preston Jones]

Norman Jewison’s gripping, Oscar-winning procedural In the Heat of the Night makes its Criterion Collection 4K UHD debut.



In the Heat of the Night (1967)



Released: 02 Aug 1967
Rated: Approved
Runtime: 110 min




Director: Norman Jewison
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller



Cast: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates
Writer(s): Stirling Silliphant, John Ball



Plot: A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.



IMDB rating: 7.9
MetaScore: 75





Disc Information



Studio: MGM
Distributed By: Criterion Collection
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[Neil S. Bulk]

In the Heat of the Night makes its 4K UHD debut in the Criterion Collection with a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation, offered with a standard dynamic range (SDR) grading and in 2160p resolution.

It was previously issued on 4K from Kino.

 

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[Preston Jones]

It was previously issued on 4K from Kino.

Yes - sorry for any confusion: I meant this was its 4K debut within the Criterion Collection, not its debut on the format.