where was in the heat of the night filmed in 1967
Sparta, Illinois
title: In the Heat of the Night (film) text: In the Heat of the Night (film) In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American mystery drama film directed by Norman Jewison. It is based on John Ball's 1965 novel of the same name and tells the story of Virgil Tibbs, a black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi. It stars Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, and was produced by Walter Mirisch. The screenplay was by Stirling Silliphant. The film won five Academy Awards, including the 1967 awards for Best Picture and Rod Steiger for Best Actor. title: In the Heat of the Night (TV series) text: season, the show was moved to Georgia, to an area east of Atlanta and it remained there for the rest of its run. The principal area of Sparta was in fact downtown Covington, Georgia. Rural scenes were filmed in a wide surrounding area, in the Georgia counties of Newton (where Covington is located), Rockdale, Walton, Morgan, and Jasper. Decatur in Dekalb County was used as a stand-in for an episode as the Mississippi Capital city of Jackson, and Atlanta itself was used in one episode, in which Bubba worked on a case there. In fact, during the series' run, many title: In the Heat of the Night (TV series) text: mental disorders, dysfunctional families, suicide, poverty, homophobia, and drunk driving. The first season was filmed in Hammond, Louisiana. This locale was selected by executive producer Juanita Bartlett to represent the small southern town of Sparta, Mississippi. Actually, the producers had difficulty finding filming locations that were usable, because other, more modern structures were close enough to be picked up in the images. Eight episodes were filmed—the two-hour pilot movie and six regular one-hour episodes. The series premiered on March 6, 1988, with the season finale airing May 3, 1988. Many conflicts arose between Juanita Bartlett and series star Carroll O'Connor title: Sparta, Illinois text: line, including 27.3% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over. Sparta, Illinois Sparta is a city in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,302 at the 2010 census. The city was the principal filming location for the 1967 film "In the Heat of the Night". Sparta is located at (38.1282, -89.7061). According to the 2010 census, Sparta has a total area of , of which (or 97.61%) is land and (or 2.39%) is water. After World War II, Sparta became known as "Magazineland, U.S.A." due to the presence of numerous printing plants title: Sparta, Illinois text: Sparta, Illinois Sparta is a city in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,302 at the 2010 census. The city was the principal filming location for the 1967 film "In the Heat of the Night". Sparta is located at (38.1282, -89.7061). According to the 2010 census, Sparta has a total area of , of which (or 97.61%) is land and (or 2.39%) is water. After World War II, Sparta became known as "Magazineland, U.S.A." due to the presence of numerous printing plants that produced most of the mass-market color comic books in the United States. Spartan Printing employed