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Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden, Brian Aherne
Refusing to give into police investigator's questions of suspicion, due to the sanctity of the confession, a priest becomes the prime suspect in a murder.
Id: 11061543
The pursuit and persecution of "the wrong man" is a reoccurring theme in many Hitchcock productions. Here, in I Confess, a young catholic priest (Montgomery Clift) is falsely accused of murder. Clift knows exactly who the real killer is but cannot divulge the information...( read more)
Confession to a priest over a murder ? it?s been done time and time again, but this film offers a little twist on the subject. Great plot, but wasn?t blown over by this film ? perhaps this is one that could benefit from a remake?
Clift, Baxter, Hasse and Malden all stand out with great performances. Hitchcock accomplishes a noirish, distressing and beautiful film.
good & Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter & Karl Malden were fantastic... disappointed that I knew the killer at the beginning unlike other Hitchcock movies...
This film is beautiful to look at: shadowing, angles, symbolism, and more importantly it gives us a different look at Mr. Hitchcock himself. A very serious spiritual film that contains wonderful performances, not just Clift's. I did think the film would go in a different directi...( read more)
Magnifiquement écrit, fortement interprété et brillament réalisé, I confess demeure une enquête fascinante qui prend des tournures inattendus en mettant en opposition différentes situations qui mettent en cause l'importance de la confession face à son propre honneur à sauver.
Like High Noon except priest style
super French accents
court scene could have lasted forever and ever with Clift's dazed qualities (this is on the DL)
love = no in movie/for priests in reel
