I Confess (1953)

If you knew what he knew what would you do?
director	Alfred Hitchcock
producer	Alfred Hitchcock
writer	George Tabori William Archibald
story by	Paul Anthelme (original play)
starring	Montgomery Clift Anne Baxter Karl Malden O E Hasse
original music	Dimitri Tiomkin
cinematographer	Robert Burks
editor	Rudi Fehr
running time	95 minutes
colour	black & white
sound mix	mono
aspect ratio	1.37:1 Spherical
studio	Warner Brothers
distributor	Warner Brothers
availability	DVD
film-2551 (add your rating)

Synopsis

Otto Kellar and his wife Alma work as caretaker and housekeeper at a Catholic church in Quebec. Whilst robbing a house where he sometimes works as a gardener, Otto is caught and kills the owner. Racked with guilt he heads back to the church where Father Michael Logan is working late. Otto confesses his crime, but when the police begin to suspect Father Logan he cannot reveal what he has been told in the confession. (© IMDB)

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DVD Releases

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released in 2004

	Ich Beichte (1953) - Warner Brothers (Germany, 2004) PAL 1.33:1
	I Confess (1953) - Warner Brothers (UK, 2004) PAL 1.33:1 [01:30:42]
	I Confess (1953) - Warner Brothers (USA, 2004) NTSC 1.33:1 [01:34:30]

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Themes

• the Hitchcock cameo - walking past in a long shot as part of the opening
  

Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:

• Montgomery Clift - Father Michael William Logan
• Anne Baxter - Ruth Grandfort
• Karl Malden - Inspector Larrue
• Brian Aherne - Willy Robertson
• Roger Dann - Pierre Grandfort
• Dolly Haas - Alma Keller
• Charles Andre - Father Millars
• O E Hasse - Otto Keller
• Judson Pratt - Det. Murphy
• Ovila Légaré - Villette
• Gilles Pelletier - Father Benoit

Produced by:

• Alfred Hitchcock

Written by:

• Paul Anthelme - original play
• George Tabori
• William Archibald

Photographed by:

• Robert Burks

Edited by:

• Rudi Fehr

Music by:

• Dimitri Tiomkin

Production Design by:

• Ted Haworth - art director