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6.0/10
4.4K
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In San Francisco, a high-priced call girl is murdered and the case is assigned to Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs.In San Francisco, a high-priced call girl is murdered and the case is assigned to Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs.In San Francisco, a high-priced call girl is murdered and the case is assigned to Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs.
John Alvin
- Bearded Reporter at Logan Sharpe HQ
- (uncredited)
Ted Christy
- Pool Hall Patron
- (uncredited)
Vic Christy
- Pool Hall Patron
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaNotable for being one of the few movies in which Edward Asner wears a full toupee for his part.
- GoofsDetective Tibbs is presented as having entirely different biography about details of his life and career than he did in previous film In the Heat of the Night (1967).
- Quotes
Virgil Tibbs: A case is never solved until a judge says it is.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Green Fog (2017)
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Routine police detective movie despite Poitier repeating role of Virgil Tibbs
This Virgil Tibbs is closer to the California-based detective essayed by John Ball in his books. The mystery is worthwhile, and Poitier's performance is masterful. But the writing is pedestrian, the pacing too slow, and the resolution ultimately unsatisfactory. I can give this no better than a 6 out of 10.
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- turk_182
- Jul 15, 2002
Details
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,123,000
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) officially released in India in English?
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