Rod Steiger and Jewison commenting on “In the Heat of the Night“ (1967)

Comments on the film “In the Heat of the Night“ (1967) by Rod Steiger and director Norman Jewison. Audio commentary is borrowed from the Blu-ray release. I also added Steiger’s comments from his interview in ’Scene by Scene.’ Chapters with comments: 0:00 Director Norman Jewison on casting Rod Steiger 0:51 Steiger on the physical appearance of Bill Gillespie 1:22 Director on the relationship between Rod Steiger and Sidney Poitier 1:48 Steiger on his overacting and the characters’ relationships 3:26 Director on audience laughing at the dialogue at the film’s premiere 4:41 Steiger on his respect for the director 5:05 Steiger and director on Steiger’s gaining weight for the role 6:09 Steiger on people’s attitude towards Poitier in Tennessee 6:59 Steiger on accident with shotgun in the hotel suite 8:59 Steiger on Gillespie’s toughest line 9:20 Director on his enjoyment to work with Steiger 10:01 Steiger on Poitier’s dealing with social pressure 11:15 Wexler and director on the scene in Gillespie’s house 12:44 Steiger on shooting his favorite scene 13:58 Steiger on film’s social significance My fan pages “Rod Steiger - Intense, outspoken, original“ in twitter - facebook - instagram -