Drama ·Thriller ·Crime · United States of America · 1953 · 1h 35m

I Confess

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Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Cast
Montgomery Clift as Fr. Michael William Logan Anne Baxter as Ruth Grandfort Karl Malden as Inspector Larrue Brian Aherne as Willy Robertson O.E. Hasse as Otto Keller Roger Dann as Pierre Grandfort
Crew
Robert Burks — Director of Photography Rudi Fehr — Editor Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer George Tabori — Screenplay William Archibald — Screenplay Alfred Hitchcock — Producer
Tagline

If you knew what he knew what would you do?

Synopsis

When a priest hears a murderer’s confession, he becomes bound by his vow of silence—even as circumstantial evidence turns suspicion toward him. Torn between faith and self-preservation, he faces public scandal and trial for a crime he cannot reveal the truth about.

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Mood & Themes
policeconfessionblackmailsuspicion of murderquebecflashbackfilm noirmurdercaretakerpriestlawyerblack and white
Key Collaborators
Alfred Hitchcock Director Robert Burks Director of Photography Rudi Fehr Editor Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer George Tabori Screenplay William Archibald Screenplay Alfred Hitchcock Producer Orry-Kelly Costume Design
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