# They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)

> A principled San Francisco police lieutenant investigates a politically charged prostitute's murder while his own family life begins to fracture.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/21662

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
- Director: Gordon Douglas
- Cast: Sidney Poitier, Martin Landau, Barbara McNair, Anthony Zerbe, Ed Asner, Jeff Corey, Norma Crane, Juano Hernández
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066450/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: gritty, serious, suspicious, 1970s crime marathon, sidney poitier retrospective

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- [True Confessions (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/20137)
- [Magnum Force (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/5716)
- [Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/13983)
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- [The French Connection (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/835)
- [Bullitt (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/759)
- [French Connection II (1975)](https://ember.film/movie/5773)

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