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I Confess

1953·95 min

I Confess

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

DramaThrillerCrime

When 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.

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Montgomery Clift

Fr. Michael William Logan

Ruth Grandfort

Inspector Larrue

Willy Robertson

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Alfred Hitchcock

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Dimitri Tiomkin

Original Music Composer

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Screenplay

William Archibald

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I Confess (1953) is about when 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.

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Alfred Hitchcock directed I Confess (1953).

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