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Synopsis: Master filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock directs screen legend Montgomery Clift in this story where a priest hears a murderer's confession and implicates himself in the crime.
Starring: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter
Supporting actors: Karl Malden, Brian Aherne, O.E. Hasse, Roger Dann, Dolly Haas, Charles Andre, Nan Boardman, Henry Corden, Carmen Gingras, Albert Godderis, Alfred Hitchcock, Renée Hudon
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Film-Noir
Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes
Release year: 1953
Studio: Warner Bros.
ASIN: B000MPM182 (Rental) and B000MPNSUM (Purchase)
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Theatrical Release Information
  • US Theatrical Release Date: March 21, 1953
  • Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures
  • Also Known As: Alfred Hitchcock's 'I Confess!'
  • Filming Locations: Old Quarter, Québec City, Québec, Canada | Parliament Building, Grande Allée Est, Québec City, Québec, Canada | Québec City, Québec, Canada | Québec, Canada | St. Lawrence River, Québec, Canada | Château Frontenac Hotel - 1 Rue des Carrieres, Québec City, Québec, Canada | Eglise Saint-Zéphirin de Stadacona, quartier Limoilou, 972 rue Saint-Jean, Québec, Québec, Canada | Grande Allée Est, Québec City, Québec, Canada | Halls of Justice, Québec City, Québec, Canada | Hôtel Le Château Frontenac - 1 rue des Carrières, Québec, Québec, Canada | Levis Ferry Dock, Québec City, Québec, Canada | Lower Town, Québec City, Québec, Canada | Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Hitchcock film!, March 19, 2001
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This review is from: I Confess [VHS] (VHS Tape)
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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5.0 out of 5 stars Remember when Hollywood believed in God?, October 31, 2002
This review is from: I Confess [VHS] (VHS Tape)
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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