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I Confess [VHS] (1953)

Starring: Brian Aherne, Charles Andre Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: VHS Tape
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Actors: Brian Aherne, Charles Andre, Anne Baxter, Nan Boardman, Montgomery Clift
  • Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Original recording reissued, NTSC
  • Language: English, French, German, Italian
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • VHS Release Date: July 27, 1999
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 0790742403
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,265 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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    #24 in  Video > Drama > Crime & Criminals
    #26 in  Video > Drama > By Genre > Mystery & Thriller

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Otto Kellar and his wife Alma work as caretaker and housekeeper at a Catholic church in Quebec. Whilst robbing a house where he sometimes works as a gardener, Otto is caught and kills the owner. Racked with guilt he heads back to the church where Father Michael Logan is working late. Otto confesses his crime, but when the police begin to suspect Father Logan he cannot reveal what he has been told in the confession.

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasing Hitchcock film gets its due on DVD, September 10, 2004
This review is from: I Confess (DVD)
I confess I have a soft spot for Hitchcock's examination of the conflict between the vows of the priest and the vows of justice. Montgomery Clift plays Father Michael Logan. Father Logan has a murderer confess his deed to him. When Logan becomes a suspect, he's unable to divulge what was said. When a detective (a superb Karl Malden) begins investigating the murder, he comes to believe that Father Logan is the suspect he's looking for. Complicating things, is a woman that Logan had an affair with years before and her involvement with the victim.

One of Hitch's most stylish and the most noir looking thriller of his career, "I Confess" is one of Hitch's few films to be shot on location in the latter part of his career. Shot in beautiful Quebec, there's a distinct European flavor to the film due to the city's distinct architecture and cobblestone streets. Clift gives a soulful performance despite the fact that he and Hitch clashed on the set and having a script compromised by Breen's editing of the script for offensive material.

Although the film doesn't quite live up to the standards of "Strangers on a Train" (the film that preceded it) or "Rear Window" (the film after it), it's a very good minor classic in Hitchcock's body of work. The transfer looks unusually sharp for the most part and although there is noticeable grain issues here, it's to be expected given the black and white photography, age of the film and type of film stock used to shoot the film. Wonderful cinematography from Hitchcock's reliable Robert Burks.

The special features include a short documentary (about 20 minutes) on the making of the film featuring Peter Bogdanovich, Patricia Hitchcock O'Connell and Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen to those who grew up on "Superman" on TV). There's also a discussion of the performances and the difficulties in shooting the film with Clift. We also get a vintage newsreel that discusses the premiere of the film in Canada and the original theatrical trailer.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Hitchcock film!, March 19, 2001
By Brian Reaves (Anniston, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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I won't go into the plot, since everyone else already has...let me just say that this is an EXCELLENT Hitchcock film! I can't believe I'd never heard of it before, but when I saw it I was blown away. Especially as the priest wrestles more and more with clearing his name at the cost of his priesthood, or keeping silence but being sentenced. The plot twist at the end in the courtroom is great, and shows that this is a true Hitch classic!
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Remember when Hollywood believed in God?, October 31, 2002
This is an excellent movie! Montgomery Clift turns in a superb performance as Father Michael Logan, a priest who hears a confession of a murder. Shortly thereafter, Father Logan himself is suspected and, eventually, accused of the murder. Of course, he knows who committed the murder, but he can't break the seal of the confessional even to save his own life! Anne Baxter plays an old girlfriend who tries to help, but ends up making things worse. Karl Malden is very good as a police detective determined to solve the murder.

This is one of the best and most Catholic movies ever! I am a priest, and I encourage all of my brother priests to watch this movie. It is an inspiring look at the kind of priest that God has called us to be. It is also an excellent reminder to all Catholics about the great gift we have in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

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5.0 out of 5 stars CONFESSIONS OF A HITCHCOCK Fan
I CONFESS (Laserdisc) Dir. Alfred Hitchcock

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Collared Suspect
It's ironic in a sense that Hitchcock's first color film ROPE was basically an elaborately filmed stage play and limited largely to a single (patently artificial) set. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars DVD review
DVD arrived but had no audio. I tried it on 2 machines and had similar results. No new arrival of DVD has happened. This was a bad happening.
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3.0 out of 5 stars 'Hitch' Asks Moral Question
An Alfred Hitchcock film with very little action or suspense, this moral issue/drama still maintains interest for the most part. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Craig Connell

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy Choice: Vow versus Justice
The performances of the primary actors are excellent, including that of Karl Malden as a tenacious detect, Montgomery Clift as the unusually innocent priest, and especially that... Read more
Published 8 months ago by David Baime

4.0 out of 5 stars A classic Hitchcock thriller does not disappoint
This is the classic Hitchcock thriller. Wonderfully done, it takes place in Montreal. The movie begins with a Catholic priest hearing the confession of a man who just committed... Read more
Published 14 months ago by R. P. Poletti

5.0 out of 5 stars "I CONFESS" IS AN UNDER RATED CLASSIC.
THE VILLAIN IS REMORESFUL AND ALTERNATINGLY EVIL. THE PRIEST IS A VICTIM OF THE CONFESSIONAL.
TO REMAIN THE TRUE PRIEST THAT HE IS,HE MUST KEEP THE VOW OF SILENCE. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Dan Celli,X,DJ.

5.0 out of 5 stars Integrity at Any Price
With today's movie climate where every virtue is ridiculed and religious leaders are especially targets of slander, this movie portrays a Catholic Priest who will not compromise... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Stratiotes Doxha Theon

4.0 out of 5 stars Will a priest break the Confessional to save himself?
"I Confess" has many similarities to Hitchcock's "The Wrong Man" in its theme of an innocent man caught up in the machinations of the justice system. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Peter Hoogenboom

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