Unless I'm mistaken, this scene was filmed in an old locomotive maintenance building/roundhouse just outside Sparta, IL off Roundhouse Rd. It's since been demolished but some remnants remain. Google satellite images reveal some remaining flooring not yet reclaimed by nature. One of the best films of our time. I tip my hat to Rod, Sidney and the cast/crew. Timeless work.
The grit and coarseness of the fight is highlighted by having it in a railroad roundhouse. Like so many of its kind the roundhouse is gone and in the 50+ years since, the site has been reclaimed by nature.
Many films from this era are unwatchable because they're too didactic; the message is front and centre and they leave little room for interpretation. Quite often as well the acting is over the top. This movie avoids all those pitfalls and is as relevant, entertaining and inexhaustible as it was in 1967. It will never grow old.
Yep , i also think it's well directed/produced . The main social issues at this time were this small town stuff in U.S. , the Vietnam war, abortion and sex before marriage , apartheid in South Africa, long hair ,and the bomb . I heard about this movie back at the time as a 14 year-old . This is my first time viewing it . Parts of anyway
i want to see when gillespie asks tibbs 'just what do they call a n. police detective in philadelphia anyway? and gibbs answers, 'they call me mr. tibbs!'
La mejor escena de una gran pelicula, impresionante el policía, que manera de resolver la situación, manos en los bolsillos, mascando chicle, que crack
@@Tonyconner74 One prominent London gangster of the time was noted for his "cigarette punch" - offer the other guy a cigarette, then when he's got his mouth open and has his attention on putting the ciggie in it: WHAM!! Usually broke the jaw.
Read Rod Steiger chewed 260 packs of gum during the filming of the movie. Chewing gum stimulates and relaxes your mind at the same time. Love Steigers tinted glasses. I bought this movie on Prime, as I know I will watch this movie a lot.
I liked Tibbs reply "why don't you come in get it baby". Instead I would have said come a little closer I can't reach you, then ran at one or two swinging to make good contact and I would guarentee that they would run like scared cats back to their thug mobile. No body wants to risk life and limb with a crazy man, especially over racism.
in real life,a policeman trained in philadelphia in the 1960s would have had better training in the art os self defense than sidney appears to in this scene. I think its to add more suspense and danger to his character and the film itself. cheers all robert
Not really, Police self-defense training was moderate, they were a bit better overall than the average street punk but not by a lot, and four against one is still four against one. Mostly back then a cops best defense was Reputation and the Badge itself. Gillespie wouldn't have been able to take all four of the punks either if it came down to it, but they grew up knowing you didn't mess with the Chief
@@FerretJohn thank you your comments my friend. however i disagree with your chief vs the 4 punks, even if he had no bullets in his pistol, the chief had the uniform,badge and experience to subdue and or resolve this and most all encounters. quite simply,while he was not the most intelligent man, he was a real man.with real guts, it was his nature to be in this way. a rare thing to find here ,now in this reality. cheers to you and all, love from italy,robert
It's interesting. It seems like Tubbs, even though he's being attacked by men likely intended to kill him, he still only uses the pipe he picks up to defend himself and purely defensively by using the pipe to somply block their attacks and swinging out with it simply make them back off a bit. It really seems like Tibbs is actively choosing not to swing to hit them.
It's four-on-one with other armed men, if he attacks one he leaves himself open to the other three, even a trained martial artist in that situation will go defensive and hope an opportunity to escape opens up.
