Oh, this is an incredible movie... The development of characters is very well done, those who make movies today can learn how the filmmaker made that chief of police that was racist and a bigot turn and saw how wrong he is about that black detective, and on the other side, the black detective has also an interesting development, seeing that his own prejudices were stopping him from seeing the real picture and finding the murderer. Classic, a movie that any cinephile should see at least once.
Prejudice only works both ways if both parties are Prejudice…..White People that bomb 💣 a Black Church because they hate Black People, and Black People RETALIATE by bombing a White Church, it’s very Presumptuous to say the Blacks are Prejudice too. You can’t justify your hatred because you punched someone and they punched you back.
The look on that red necks face when Tibbs tried to give him the jacket to hold,which was definitely a test to see if he would and of course he failed 😂
The Irony of the two protagonists of this film,that for a young white person outside of America in the 60’s,put into focus the white attitude down in the southern states of America towards people of colour. Poitier and Steiger were brilliant.
Landmark film in American history. Somethings changing in the land, much for the better, but it hits people hard, some more than others. If you want to understand the impact on race in the US, this is a must see. "I am a police officer" "They call me Mr Tibbs" Simple, mundane statements that land with huge emotional force due to context. The writing, the acting - it's just phenomenal.
Sydney, desplaying class and restraint without the low impulse control is refreshing within his demographic and won many white fans over. Stieger deserves the Oscar souly on the tilted police cap, yellow shades, slip on boots, and the improvised southern accent. Robert at 69.
As much as I love this film, this scene lacked a lot of reality. No hypostasis evident in the extremities and zero evidence of rigor mortis. Cadavers are not that loose. Why is the corpse dressed? No post mortem? Still love the film
I gather you have some expertise in this. Forgive me if this is a silly question, but does rigor mortis start in the head? That was the area of focus for making the point, and yes, the rest of the body, at least the limbs, were not stiff. As for why the body is still dressed, my impression has always been that the local doctors performed only the most basic examination. I could be mistaken.
@@ATMyles Rigor mortis is caused by a chemical change in the muscles, it’s a depletion of adenosine triphosphate that causes stiffening. It’s a uniform process. I can only relate my experiences of attending scenes of death, accidental or criminal and subsequent post mortems in the U.K. very different from 60’s USA
According to the National Institutes of Health, "Rigor mortis appears approximately 2 hours after death in the muscles of the face, progresses to the limbs over the next few hours, completing between 6 to 8 hours after death.[10] Rigor mortis then stays for another 12 hours (till 24 hours after death) and then disappears.[11] In the last phase of rigor mortis, the..." (ncbi . nlm . nih . gov / books / NBK549867 / ) Also, "As in most findings after death the timing of rigor mortis is very variable and is influenced by environmental temperatures; for example, high temperatures are associated with a more rapid onset, sometimes within one to 2 h. This contrasts with cooler temperatures where it may not develop for six to 8 h [3,19]." (sciencedirect . com / topics / medicine-and-dentistry / rigor-mortis) It is clear that in a small town in 60s Southern USA they had not anyone able to perform a post mortem (or Gillespie wouldn't have asked Tibbs' help), and therefore, no reason to undress the deceased until the mortuary took charge of him. It appears that Tibbs' observation of rigor mortis already starting in the face setting an earlier time of death matches with reality. ✌
An Oscar for Steiger and the film. Brilliant direction by Jewison. Poitier and Steiger are exceptional as adversaries.
Brilliant acting and casting, SUPERB!
57 years after this film was made it is still as brilliant
Oh, this is an incredible movie... The development of characters is very well done, those who make movies today can learn how the filmmaker made that chief of police that was racist and a bigot turn and saw how wrong he is about that black detective, and on the other side, the black detective has also an interesting development, seeing that his own prejudices were stopping him from seeing the real picture and finding the murderer. Classic, a movie that any cinephile should see at least once.
Yep, prejudice goes both ways. That lesson needs to be brought to the forefront today.
Prejudice only works both ways if both parties are Prejudice…..White People that bomb 💣 a Black Church because they hate Black People, and Black People RETALIATE by bombing a White Church, it’s very Presumptuous to say the Blacks are Prejudice too. You can’t justify your hatred because you punched someone and they punched you back.
Sidney was incredible in this film
Gillespie, for all his faults up to this point and many more later, always deferred to V.Tibbs and saved his life routinely!!!
@Warpedsmac
It's the same in All in the Family, although Archie talked bad about Mike, he always went to him on matters he didn't quite understand.
I love the doctor being amazed that a black man could be so intelligent. It's little touches like that that make this film a timeless masterpiece.
The look on that red necks face when Tibbs tried to give him the jacket to hold,which was definitely a test to see if he would and of course he failed 😂
He sure did fail miserably, Then the chief and Tibbs knew the Red Neck was a FAKE Coroner 😂…
Epic movie, covers the social divide brilliantly 👏
Man , what a perfect movie ! Even the nails in the walls deserved on Oscar !
well said kuz!!
I always thought Mr Poitier had doctor's hands. A compliment, not a criticism.
Sydney is and was one of my favorite actors. The lilies of the Field was my all-time favorite movie
Sydney Australia, or Sidney Poitier? Just Curious 🤨
The Irony of the two protagonists of this film,that for a young white person outside of America in the 60’s,put into focus the white attitude down in the southern states of America towards people of colour.
Poitier and Steiger were brilliant.
And visa versa
Sidney Poitier. He really is SIR Sidney Poitier. Ergo. To Sir with 💕 Love. From all of his fans🙏
If you've never seen this then go watch ‼️ Fantastic classic 💯 and this excerpt is the BEST bit in the whole film: "I'm a Police Officer"
Landmark film in American history. Somethings changing in the land, much for the better, but it hits people hard, some more than others.
If you want to understand the impact on race in the US, this is a must see.
"I am a police officer"
"They call me Mr Tibbs"
Simple, mundane statements that land with huge emotional force due to context. The writing, the acting - it's just phenomenal.
I love this movie!
gentle hands of sidney aahhh soothing
yeah, little unintentional ASMR.
Sidney really had presence.
Good Performance.
The only other actor who vould have played Gillespie was Brando ,, or Gene Hackman...( i read somewhere Brando turned it down) ,,,
THE GUM CHEWING WAS A SIMPLE BUT SMART MOVE FOR ROD STEIGER'S CHARACTER.🤔👍
Is that what bigots did?
Brilliant hand details....
Sydney, desplaying class and restraint without the low impulse control is refreshing within his demographic and won many white fans over. Stieger deserves the Oscar souly on the tilted police cap, yellow shades, slip on boots, and the improvised southern accent. Robert at 69.
A time when Hollywood knew how to make films.
Not Really; this was copied from real life events, it’s the ACTORS that actually sell the Movie.
another amazing scene in that watershed film of "the transfer of power" all based on calm reason
Which will one of you gentlemen will assist me ? Those southern boys are in shock. LOL
Do you want to look at “it”?; effectively dehumanizing the corpse and elevating Virgil Tibbs to equal status
One of the best movies of the 1960s.... An Epic movie depicting the social status of blacks in the deep South during that time
oh yeah...
Gillespie attacking the status quo and the racist coroner is awesome
Love him
Looks appropriately blue in the face.
Lot better than Orange!
The cop chewing gum or tobacco?
Gum
"A hundred and sixty two dollars and thirty nine cents a week"! "Man, we do not want to ruffle HIM".
For me, one of the greatest lines in any movie.
Along with “ I sure do want to thankyou for offering a powerful piece of manpower as Virgil tibbs”
Asmr
😲😲😲😲
As much as I love this film, this scene lacked a lot of reality. No hypostasis evident in the extremities and zero evidence of rigor mortis. Cadavers are not that loose. Why is the corpse dressed? No post mortem? Still love the film
Ok Sheldon
I gather you have some expertise in this. Forgive me if this is a silly question, but does rigor mortis start in the head? That was the area of focus for making the point, and yes, the rest of the body, at least the limbs, were not stiff.
As for why the body is still dressed, my impression has always been that the local doctors performed only the most basic examination. I could be mistaken.
@@ATMyles Rigor mortis is caused by a chemical change in the muscles, it’s a depletion of adenosine triphosphate that causes stiffening. It’s a uniform process.
I can only relate my experiences of attending scenes of death, accidental or criminal and subsequent post mortems in the U.K. very different from 60’s USA
I noticias that also, nevertheless is a good movie, for otherwise, they would have had a real cadáver!
According to the National Institutes of Health, "Rigor mortis appears approximately 2 hours after death in the muscles of the face, progresses to the limbs over the next few hours, completing between 6 to 8 hours after death.[10] Rigor mortis then stays for another 12 hours (till 24 hours after death) and then disappears.[11] In the last phase of rigor mortis, the..."
(ncbi . nlm . nih . gov / books / NBK549867 / )
Also, "As in most findings after death the timing of rigor mortis is very variable and is influenced by environmental temperatures; for example, high temperatures are associated with a more rapid onset, sometimes within one to 2 h. This contrasts with cooler temperatures where it may not develop for six to 8 h [3,19]."
(sciencedirect . com / topics / medicine-and-dentistry / rigor-mortis)
It is clear that in a small town in 60s Southern USA they had not anyone able to perform a post mortem (or Gillespie wouldn't have asked Tibbs' help), and therefore, no reason to undress the deceased until the mortuary took charge of him.
It appears that Tibbs' observation of rigor mortis already starting in the face setting an earlier time of death matches with reality. ✌
I WATCHED THIS WHEN I WAS A KID AND LOVED THE MOVIE THEN
Which will one of you gentlemen will assist me ? Those southern boys are in shock. LOL
They surely are ! Especially the younger one who wanted to know "who is this boy anyway''.
@@theo9952 The inferior Race always reacts with inferiority.