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.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1967.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Special features: interviews ; audio commentaries ; Turning up the Heat: movie-making in the '60s ; Quincy Jones: breaking new sound ; trailer ; plus: an essay by critic K. Austin Collins.