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by John Ball 2021-04-07 02:30:18
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Through the medium of motion pictures Virgil Tibbs has become known round the world. The first movie about him was In the Heat of the Night (1967), in which Sidney Poitier played the role of Virgil, and played it superbly. The movie won five Academy ... Read more
Through the medium of motion pictures Virgil Tibbs has become known round the world. The first movie about him was In the Heat of the Night (1967), in which Sidney Poitier played the role of Virgil, and played it superbly. The movie won five Academy Awards and was voted the best picture of the year by the New York Film Critics. Two sequels, They Call Me Mr. Tibbs and The Organiza-tion, also starred Sidney Poitier.Now join the famous black detective in this short-story investigation--and we do mean investigation. Virgil Tibbs is the ranking homicide specialist of the Pasadena (California) Police Department--at the top of the death-by-violence totem pole. He is a one-man procedural 'tec task force, and in this short story he tackles a difficult and unusual case . . . Less
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  • Speaking Volumes
  • November 28, 2016
  • 2940157053901
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