Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger
Oscar winner from 1967 still sizzles. Outstanding lead performances, subtle/nuanced writing, solid direction (Norman Jewison), perfect cinematography by Haskell Wexler...this is a film that's better 40 years later than I remembered. And I remembered it well.
It nails the changes the American racial landscape was undergoing at the time. A proud, confident black man works in a reactionary Mississippi town...a steamy hotbed of bigotry and reactionary ignorance to solve a murder and show the crackers how to treat a man as an equal. Strong drama. SP's character was a bit too accomplished but he is shown to have a bigoted side as well. Steiger was brilliant in the best role of his career.
A thoroughly satisfying film that shouldn't be forgotten.
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