They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
In San Francisco, a high-priced call girl is murdered and the case is assigned to Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Released
- 1970
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1970
Storyline
In San Francisco, a high-priced call girl is murdered and the case is assigned to Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs.
Top credits
Sidney Poitier — Virgil Tibbs
Martin Landau — Logan Sharpe
Barbara McNair — Valerie Tibbs
Anthony Zerbe — Rice Weedon
Did you know
• Notable for being one of the few movies in which Edward Asner wears a full toupee for his part.
• John Hillerman's first movie.
• When Woody Garfield is being followed after collecting the rental car, Inspector Deutsch uses the call-sign 'Inspector 71'. This is the same call-sign used by Harry Callahan in Dirty Harry (1971), which also takes place in San Francisco.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $5,123,000
User reviews
In The Heat Of San Francisco
Lovably kitsch Poitier folly
Routine police detective movie despite Poitier repeating role of Virgil Tibbs
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
