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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-inspector Karl Malden has a pretty good idea who the guilty party is: all evidence points to Clift. It seems that the dead man had been
Jan 1, 1952 Wide
Sep 7, 2004
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While Hitchcock short-changes on the expected round of suspense for which he is noted, he does bring out a number of topflight performances and gives the picture an interesting polish that is documentary at times.
A good, workmanlike thriller, I Confess is only fair-to-middling Hitchcock.
Top CriticAlfred Hitchcock's famous talent for brewing a mood of fine suspense with clever direction and cutting is spent on a nigh suspenseless script.
Clift lets guilt channel through his matinee idol looks, a brief reminder of his more powerful performance in George Stevens' A Place in the Sun. (From Hitchcock 101)
The sincerely intense performances by Malden and Clift make this minor Hitchcock tale seem like a major Hitchcock tale.
Less than great, but still intriguing.
The biggest crime surrounding I Confess is the generally indifferent reception that the film has received over the years
It's heavy going at times...
One of the most astonishing-looking films in all of black-and-white cinematography.
It's still very much worth watching.
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.
a minor work in Hitchcock's canon
Hitchcock's sexiest cipher is put to the test in one of his most undervalued masterpieces.
I Confess suggests Hitchcock's experimental urge to incorporate less overt artificiality into his vision.
Not Alfred Hitchcock's best.
June 24, 2011Super Reviewer
I Confess raises a very good question, how far can you question certain figures and are certain beliefs above the law. It rings a little bit hollow though as Priests have a duty to report such crimes and are, and have been for a while, instructed to do so. It doesn't have the intrigue that you'd expect from a Hitchcock
February 14, 2011Super Reviewer
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