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I Confess

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I Confess (1953)

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Reviews Counted: 13 Fresh: 11  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Synopsis:
I CONFESS, from the play by Paul Anthelme, is based on a premise custom made for Alfred Hitchcock's fascination with the dilemma of an innocent man accused of a crime. Montgomery Clift plays Father Michael Logan, a priest who hears the confession of a murderer and soon finds himself framed for... [More]
I CONFESS, from the play by Paul Anthelme, is based on a premise custom made for Alfred Hitchcock's fascination with the dilemma of an innocent man accused of a crime. Montgomery Clift plays Father Michael Logan, a priest who hears the confession of a murderer and soon finds himself framed for the crime. Circumstantial evidence mounts, painting an ever more damning picture of the priest's crime while he is bound by his priestly vows not to reveal what he has learned in confession. If other Hitchcock dramas such as SABOTEUR follow the plight of the innocent man through breakneck pursuits, I CONFESS succeeds on the strength of Clift's ability to convey the real anxiety of the moral dilemma he faces and the effects of the widening chasm between pious intentions and social disgrace. Strong performances are also given by O.E. Hasse as the bitter and murderous gardener Otto Keller and by Anne Baxter as the woman whose faith in Father Logan also threatens scandal. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden, Brian Aherne, Dolly Haas

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Screenwriter: George Tabori, William Archibald
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin

DVD Info

Release:

Sep 7, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.37

Audio:

  • Mono 1.0 - English
  • Mono 1.0 - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Documentary - 1. HITCHCOCK'S CONFESSION: A LOOK AT I CONFESS

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The biggest crime surrounding I Confess is the generally indifferent reception that the film has received over the years

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01/28/07 09:19 AM
John A. Nesbit
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Alfred Hitchcock's famous talent for brewing a mood of fine suspense with clever direction and cutting is spent on a nigh suspenseless script.

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03/25/06 03:34 AM
Bosley Crowther
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02/09/06 03:16 AM
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06/23/05 01:10 PM
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03/30/05 11:14 PM
Andy Klein
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02/25/05 09:22 AM
Robin Clifford
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One of the most astonishing-looking films in all of black-and-white cinematography.

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12/08/04 08:34 PM
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
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It's still very much worth watching.

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09/20/04 10:17 PM
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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May or may not rank with Hitch's greatest masterpieces, but its premise offers perhaps the most compelling variation on his favorite theme, the innocent man wrongly accused.

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09/16/04 12:55 PM
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide
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a minor work in Hitchcock's canon

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09/12/04 08:24 PM
Christopher Null
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I Confess suggests Hitchcock’s experimental urge to incorporate less overt artificiality into his vision.

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09/05/04 01:41 PM
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine
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08/10/04 05:16 PM
Frank Swietek
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Gripping and haunting.

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06/12/04 03:12 AM
Rich Cline
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03/10/03 08:31 AM
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
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Weak Hitchcock entry.

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11/05/02 11:08 PM
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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