LAKEPORT, Calif. – The 1967 drama, “In the Heat of the Night,” starring Rod Steiger and Sidney Poitier, screens at the Soper Reese Theatre on Tuesday, July 23, at 1 and 6 p.m.

Entry to the film is by donation.

This Mississippi thriller brought Steiger an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as a bigoted small town Southern police chief who must learn to work with an African American police detective from Philadelphia in order to solve a heinous murder.

The movie is sponsored by Bill Kranz. Rated G. Run time is 1 hour and 49 minutes.

The Soper Reese Theatre is located at 275 S. Main St., Lakeport, 707-263-0577, www.soperreesetheatre.com .