The Organization (film)

The Organization
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDon Medford
Written byJames R. Webb
Based onCharacters
by John Ball
Produced byWalter Mirisch
StarringSidney Poitier
Barbara McNair
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
CinematographyJoseph Biroc
Edited byFerris Webster
Music byGil Melle
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • October 20, 1971 (1971-10-20)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Organization is a 1971 American crime thriller film starring Sidney Poitier and directed by Don Medford. It was the last of the trilogy featuring the police detective Virgil Tibbs that had begun with In the Heat of the Night (1967), followed by They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970). In The Organization, Tibbs is called in to hunt down a gang of urban revolutionaries, suspected of a series of crimes. The screenplay was penned by James R. Webb, and the film co-stars Barbara McNair, Gerald S. O'Laughlin, Sheree North and Raul Julia.