A small town Southern sheriff finds himself in an uneasy alliance with a big-city black homicide detective as they investigate a murder.

Container sub-title: Dans la chaleur de la nuit. "Based on a novel by John Ball." Originally produced as a motion picture in 1967. Special features: audio commentary by Norman Jewison, Lee Grant, Rod Steiger and Haskell Wexler ; collectible booklet ; original theatrical trailer.