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Writers:
George Tabori (screenplay) and
William Archibald (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
22 March 1953 (USA) more
Tagline:
FILMED IN CANADA'S COLORFUL QUEBEC BY WARNER BROS. (original print ad - all caps) more
Plot:
Refusing to give into police investigators' questions of suspicion, due to the seal of confession, a priest becomes the prime suspect in a murder. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
The Forgotten: Loose Talk
(From The Auteurs. 4 November 2009, 9:03 PM, PST)
Weekly DVD & Blu-Ray Chopping List 11/03/2009
(From Fangoria. 31 October 2009, 9:00 PM, PDT)
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hitch's sleeper more (67 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Montgomery Clift | ... | Fr. Michael William Logan | |
| Anne Baxter | ... | Ruth Grandfort | |
| Karl Malden | ... | Inspector Larrue | |
| Brian Aherne | ... | Willy Robertson | |
| O.E. Hasse | ... | Otto Keller | |
| Roger Dann | ... | Pierre Grandfort | |
| Dolly Haas | ... | Alma Keller | |
| Charles Andre | ... | Fr. Millars |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Alfred Hitchcock's 'I Confess!' (USA) (promotional title)
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Runtime:
95 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Spain:18 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (1988) | Brazil:16 | Canada:PG (video rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:PG | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Peru:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #16036) | West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Eglise Saint-Zéphirin de Stadacona, quartier Limoilou, 972 rue Saint-Jean, Québec, Québec, Canada more
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In the 1953 French-dubbed version, the Montgomery Clift character is called 'Marcel' instead of 'Michael'. more
Goofs:
Continuity: While Ruth waits for her husband beside the door of the city council, a thin old man enters and walks until the desk and then disappears between shots. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Fr. Michael William Logan:
Who's there?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at 'I Confess' (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Love, Look What You've Done To Me more
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"I Confess" is the most under exposed/appreciated/rated of Hitchcock's films. It is as convincing (except for the minimal flashbacks) as "Shadow of a Doubt" in terms of both its art and its reality. Its mise en scene captures Quebec City, its specifically Catholic culture, its history, its moral dramas, and its character types. I think Clift and Baxter are perfectly cast, as are Aherne and Maldon. Keller and Alma truly hit home as Catholic parish staff and carry effectively much of the drama and suspense of this true Hitch sleeper, which is also a memorable romance. (There is indeed a great deal of genuine emotion and deep feeling in this very ordinary and convincing world).