Where was In the Heat of the Night filmed?
1967 film by Norman Jewison
In the Heat of the Night (1967) was filmed in Chester, Dyersburg, Union City, Sparta, Freeburg and Interstate 20, 6 places named in its Wikipedia article's Filming section, in the United States. Wikidata records no filming location for it at all, so the article is the only recorded source. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
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Places per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 6 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Sparta
🇺🇸 United States
city in Randolph County, Illinois
“Although the film was set in Sparta, Mississippi, most of the movie was filmed in Sparta, Illinois, where many of the town's landmarks can still be seen.” Wikipedia
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🛣 Streets & squares
Interstate 20
🇺🇸 United States
Interstate Highway in the southeastern United States
“For example, the film's Sparta is situated along Interstate 20, while the real town is nowhere near any interstate.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Dyersburg
🇺🇸 United States
city and the county seat of Dyer County, Tennessee, United States
“However, despite their reservations, Jewison decided to shoot part of the film in Dyersburg and Union City, Tennessee anyway, while the rest was filmed in Sparta, Chester (Harvey Oberst chase scene), and Freeburg (Compton's diner), Illinois.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Union City
🇺🇸 United States
city in and seat of Obion County, Tennessee, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Chester
🇺🇸 United States
city in Illinois, United States
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Freeburg
🇺🇸 United States
human settlement in Illinois, United States of America
Places whose own article says it was shot there
4 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Chester United States
“Chester was the filming location of scenes from the 1967 movie In the Heat of the Night and was only mentioned in the 1993 movie The Fugitive.” Wikipedia
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Freeburg United States
“Jeanies, a now-demolished cafe on the northern outskirts of the town, was used for the filming of In the Heat of the Night.” Wikipedia
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Sparta United States
“The city was the principal filming location for the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night.” Wikipedia
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Reelfoot Lake United States
“Reelfoot Lake was a filming site for three movie productions: the 1957 drama Raintree County, the 1967 Oscar-winner In the Heat of the Night, and 1998's U.S. Marshals.” Wikipedia
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does In the Heat of the Night have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.