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I Confess ()

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A priest, who comes under suspicion for murder, cannot clear his name without breaking the seal of the confessional.
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Father Michael Logan
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Ruth Grandfort
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Inspector Larrue
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Willy Robertson
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Otto Keller
Roger Dann ...
Pierre Grandfort
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Alma Keller
Charles Andre ...
Father Millars
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Nan Boardman ...
Maid (uncredited)
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Det. Sgt. Farouche (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
Carmen Gingras ...
1st French Girl (uncredited)
Albert Godderis ...
Nightwatchman (uncredited)
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Man Crossing the Top of Long Staircase (uncredited)
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2nd French Girl (uncredited)
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Monsieur Villette (uncredited)
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Father Benoit (uncredited)
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Murphy (uncredited)

Directed by

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Alfred Hitchcock

Written by

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George Tabori ... (screen play) and
William Archibald ... (screen play)
 
Paul Anthelme ... (from a play by)

Produced by

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Sidney Bernstein ... producer (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock ... producer (uncredited)

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Dimitri Tiomkin

Cinematography by

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Robert Burks ... director of photography

Editing by

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Rudi Fehr

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Ted Haworth ... (as Edward S. Haworth)
John Beckman ... (uncredited)

Set Decoration by

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George James Hopkins

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Gordon Bau ... makeup artist
Agnes Flanagan ... hairdresser (uncredited)

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Sherry Shourds ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Don Alvarado ... assistant director (as Don Page)
C. Carter Gibson ... second assistant director (uncredited)

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Eddie Edwards ... props (uncredited)
Ben L. Goldman ... props (uncredited)
Robert B. Greene ... painter (uncredited)

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Oliver S. Garretson ... sound
O.H. Hudson ... boom operator (uncredited)
Eugene F. Westfall ... recordist (uncredited)

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Richard C. Smith ... effects (uncredited)

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Jack Albin ... still photographer (uncredited)
George Bennett ... electrician (uncredited)
Donald O. Cedergren ... grip (uncredited)
Joseph H. Daegle ... grip (uncredited)
Everett Dexter ... grip (uncredited)
Gibby Germaine ... best boy (uncredited)
Van Mathews ... electrician (uncredited)
Harold Noyes ... grip (uncredited)
Joe O'Connell ... electrician (uncredited)
Wallace Pade ... grip (uncredited)
William H. Phillips ... generator operator (uncredited)
Walter Robinson ... assistant camera (uncredited)
George Satterfield ... gaffer (uncredited)
William Schurr ... camera operator (uncredited)
Fred Sealock ... electrician (uncredited)
Leonard J. South ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Kenneth B. Taylor ... grip (uncredited)

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Orry-Kelly ... wardrobe
Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
Ted Kring ... wardrobe: men (uncredited)
Elva Martien ... wardrobe: women (uncredited)
Martine ... costumer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Carl P. Benoit ... location manager (uncredited)
Charles Bonniwell ... location auditor (uncredited)

Music Department

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Ray Heindorf ... musical director
Dimitri Tiomkin ... conductor
Paul Marquardt ... orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Herbert Taylor ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Rita Michaels ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Harry Allison ... driver (uncredited)
Kenneth Greene ... driver (uncredited)
Harry Zubrinsky ... transportation gaffer (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Barbara Keon ... production associate
Paul LaCouline ... technical advisor (as Father Paul LaCouline)
Marvin Margulies ... assistant location auditor (uncredited)
Victor Peers ... general manager (uncredited)
Oliver Tangvay ... technical advisor (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Otto Keller and his wife Alma work as caretaker and housekeeper at a Catholic church in Québec City, Québec. While 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. Written by Col Needham

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Taglines FILMED IN CANADA'S COLORFUL QUEBEC BY WARNER BROS. (original print ad - all caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Alfred Hitchcock's 'I Confess!' (United States)
  • La loi du silence (France)
  • Ich beichte (Germany)
  • Yo confieso (Spain)
  • Jo confesso (Spain, Catalan title)
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  • 95 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Sir Alfred Hitchcock, as was his custom, created detailed storyboards for each scene. He could not understand Montgomery Clift's method acting technique and quickly became frustrated with Clift when he blew take after take for failing to follow Hitchcock's directions. See more »
Goofs (at around 50 mins) Father Logan is shown returning from the war. He is wearing the uniform of a Regina Rifle Regiment officer. This regiment was formed in Regina, Saskatchewan, not in the French-speaking province of Quebec where Father Logan supposedly was living. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Une histoire seule (1989). See more »
Soundtracks Love, Look What You've Done To Me See more »
Quotes Fr. Michael William Logan: I never thought of the priesthood as offering a hiding place.
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