Where was In the Heat of the Night (1967) filmed?
1967 film directed by Norman Jewison
In the Heat of the Night (1967) was filmed in Los Angeles, Belleville, Chester, Dyersburg, Union City, Sparta and 1 more place, 7 places named in its Wikipedia article, in the United States. Wikidata records no filming location for it at all, so the article is the only recorded source. Each place says where its claim comes from.
Places per Wikipedia's article
The Wikipedia article names 7 places. Each links to the sentence that says so.
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Towns & cities
Los Angeles
United States
Seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
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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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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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Towns & cities
Freeburg
United States
Human settlement in Illinois, United States of America
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Towns & cities
Belleville
United States
City in and seat of St. Clair County, Illinois, United States
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Places whose own article says it was shot there
4 places say on their own Wikipedia pages that this film was shot there. Not on the map: each quote is linked so you can check it.
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Towns & cities
Chester
United States
City in Illinois, 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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Towns & cities
Freeburg
United States
Human settlement in Illinois, United States of America
“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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Towns & cities
Sparta
United States
City in Randolph County, Illinois
“The city was the principal filming location for the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Reelfoot Lake
United States
Sag pond in Tennessee, 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
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