I Confess (1953)
If you knew what he knew what would you do?
- Released
- Runtime 1h 35m
- Director Alfred Hitchcock
- Genres Crime Drama Thriller
- Rating 7.1/10 (497 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Montgomery Clift
as Fr. Michael William Logan
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Anne Baxter
as Ruth Grandfort
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Karl Malden
as Inspector Larrue
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Brian Aherne
as Willy Robertson
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O.E. Hasse
as Otto Keller
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Roger Dann
as Pierre Grandfort
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Dolly Haas
as Alma Keller
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Charles Andre
as Father Millars
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Nan Boardman
as Maid (uncredited)
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Henry Corden
as Det. Sgt. Farouche (uncredited)
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Alfred Hitchcock
as Man Crossing the Top of Long Staircase (uncredited)
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Ovila Légaré
as Monsieur Villette (uncredited)
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Gilles Pelletier
as Father Benoit (uncredited)
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Judson Pratt
as Murphy (uncredited)
Crew
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Alfred Hitchcock
Director
- Robert Burks Director of Photography
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Rudi Fehr
Editor
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Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
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Alfred Hitchcock
Producer
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William Archibald
Screenplay
- George Tabori Screenplay
