I Confess
Starring: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: George Tabori, William Archibald
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock
I Confess is a 1953 American film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Montgomery Clift as Catholic priest Father Michael William Logan, Anne Baxter as Ruth Grandfort, and Karl Malden as Inspector Larrue. The film is based on a 1902 French play by Paul Anthelme titled Nos deux consciences (Our Two Consciences), which Hitchcock saw in the 1930s. The screenplay was written by George Tabori.
Trivia
- In the original screenplay, following the source play, the priest and his lover had an illegitimate baby, and the priest was executed at the end of the film.
- Pictures, who feared a negative reaction.
- Hitchcock took inspiration for the jury's verdict from the Pimlico Mystery.
Filming Locations
- Quebec City
- Château Frontenac
- Hollywood
Previous Showings
6 Runs • 5 Festivals
3,393 tickets sold
All runs on record (6):
- March 17 - 18, 1992 · 609 ticketsw/ The Wrong Man
- March 20 - 22, 2000 · 712 ticketsHitchcock 2000w/ The Wrong Man
- April 10 - 11, 2019 · 377 ticketsHitchcock, Master of Suspensew/ The Wrong Man
- May 30 - 31, 2024 · 644 ticketsHitchcock, The Master of Suspensew/ The Wrong Man
- July 9 - 10, 2025 · 463 ticketsHitchcock, The Master of Suspensew/ The Wrong Man
- May 14 - 15, 2026 · 588 ticketsHitchcock, The Master of Suspensew/ The Wrong Man