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I Confess
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7.1When 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.
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
Themes
- police
- confession
- blackmail
- suspicion of murder
- quebec
- flashback
- film noir
- murder
- caretaker
- priest
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Screenplay by
- George Tabori , William Archibald
- Based on
- Nos deux consciences , 1902 play, by Paul Anthelme
- Produced by
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Starring
- Montgomery Clift , Anne Baxter , Karl Malden , Brian Aherne , O. E. Hasse
- Cinematography
- Robert Burks
- Edited by
- Rudi Fehr
- Music by
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Production company
- Transatlantic Pictures
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release date
- February 12, 1953 ( 1953-02-12 ) (Quebec City)
- Running time
- 95 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Box office
- $2 million (US)
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 723503
- Image
- Montgomery Clift in I Confess trailer.jpg
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- Commons category
- I Confess (film)
- publication date
- 1953-02-18
- title
- I Confess
- review score
- 68/100
- box office
- 2000000
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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.