I Confess

I Confess (1953)

PG
16/04/1953 (GB)
Drama, Thriller, Crime
1h 35m

If you knew what he knew what would you do?

Overview

Unable, due to the seal of the confessional, to be forthcoming with information that would serve to clear himself during a murder investigation, a priest becomes the prime suspect.

  • Alfred HitchcockDirector
  • William ArchibaldScreenplay
  • George TaboriScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • police
  • confession
  • blackmail
  • suspicion of murder
  • quebec
  • flashback
  • film noir
  • murder
  • caretaker
  • priest
  • lawyer
  • church
  • housekeeper
  • catholic
  • gardener
  • married woman
  • murder investigation
  • blackmailer
  • murder trial
  • crisis of conscience
  • innocent suspect
  • rectory
  • seal of confession

Top Billed Cast

Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift

Fr. Michael William Logan

Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter

Ruth Grandfort

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Inspector Larrue

Brian Aherne

Brian Aherne

Willy Robertson

O.E. Hasse

O.E. Hasse

Otto Keller

Roger Dann

Roger Dann

Pierre Grandfort

Dolly Haas

Dolly Haas

Alma Keller

Charles Andre

Charles Andre

Father Millars

Nan Boardman

Nan Boardman

Maid (uncredited)

Henry Corden

Henry Corden

Det. Sgt. Farouche (uncredited)

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