In the Heat of the Night: The Original Virgil Tibbs Novel John Ball
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Tibbs!" (the title taken from Poitier's famous retort to Steiger in the original film) and 1971's "The Organization. The performances deliver all the tension, humor, and grit of the original novel and film. In the Heat of the Night: The Original Virgil Tibbs Novel by John Ball, John Ridley, 9780143107743, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. A new, contemporary take on John Ball's original novel. In the Heat of the Night (1967) With: Sidney Poitier (Virgil Tibbs), Rod Steiger ( Bill Gillespie), Warren Oates (Sam Wood), Lee Grant (Mrs. Similarly, Gillespie was a minor character in thenovel, slim and good-looking. In the Heat of the Night (Virgil Tibbs) Audio CD – Audiobook, CD, Unabridged . Sidney Poitier in the 1967 adaptation of 'In the Heat of the Night. Stars: Sidney Poitier (Virgil Tibbs), Rod Steiger (Bill Gillespie), Warren Oates (Sam Norman Jewison's In the Heat of the Night was released in 1967, the height of the Civil . In the Heat of the Night Virgil Tibbs maintains his essential nature while attempting to solve the In terms of the overall plot, the original goal is achieved. Author to conjure up the source material for Detective Virgil Tibbs. Screenplay: Stirling Silliphant (based on the novel by John Ball). In the Heat of the Night (Virgil Tibbs series Book 1) - Kindle edition by John Ball. Start reading In the Heat of the Night (Virgil Tibbs series Book 1) on your Kindle in . It happened partway through 'In the Heat of the Night' -- a movie Poitier was the only choice to play Virgil Tibbs.