In the Heat of the Night premiered

August 2, 1967
The crime drama In the Heat of the Night, starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, opened in New York on this date.

Set in a hot Mississippi summer, but filmed during autumn in Illinois, many of the actors had to keep ice chips in their mouths (and spit them out before takes) to prevent their breath from appearing on camera during the night scenes.

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