Summary:
Based on the turn-of-the-century play +Our Two Consciences by Paul Anthelme, Hitchcock's I Confess is set in Quebec. Montgomery Clift plays a priest who hears the confession of church sexton O.E. Hasse. "I...killed...a man" whispers Hasse in tight closeup--and, bound by the laws of the Confessional, Clift is unable to turn Hasse over to the police. But police-insp... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Montgomery Clift - (Father Michael William Logan)
Anne Baxter - (Ruth Grandfort)
Karl Malden - (Inspector Larrue)
Brian Aherne - (Willy Robertson, Attorney)
O.E. Hasse - (Otto Keller)
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Review:
A middling effort from Hitchcock, apparently attempting to adapt to the faux-documentary style then fashionable for crime stories, it features an interesting, turn by Clift. The film literalizes the symbolism of Catholic clergy as the representatives of Christ, with Clift's priest taking on the guilt for a murder due to the sanctity of ... Continue >>

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