Plot.
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I Confess

1953 · Film · 95 min

  • Drama
  • Thriller
  • Crime

Plot

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.

About I Confess

I Confess is a 1953 American film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Montgomery Clift as Catholic priest Father Michael William Logan, Anne Baxter as Ruth Grandfort, and Karl Malden as Inspector Larrue. The film is based on a 1902 French play by Paul Anthelme titled Nos deux consciences (Our Two Consciences), which Hitchcock saw in the 1930s. The screenplay was written by George Tabori. Filming took place largely on location in Quebec City with numerous shots of the city landscape and interiors of its churches, especially St. Zéphirin's and other emblematic buildings, such as the Château Frontenac.

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Cast

  • Montgomery CliftFr. Michael William Logan
  • Anne BaxterRuth Grandfort
  • Karl MaldenInspector Larrue
  • Brian AherneWilly Robertson
  • O.E. HasseOtto Keller
  • Roger DannPierre Grandfort
  • Dolly HaasAlma Keller
  • Charles AndreFather Millars
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