I Confess DVD 1953 / Directed by Alfred Hitchcock / Starring: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden, Brian Aherne

UPC 7321900318631

MADE IN EU

REGION 2 PAL DVD

AUDIO: English mono, French mono, Italian mono

Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Dutch, Arabic, Bulgarian, English HOH, Italian HOH

TOTAL RUNTIME: 92 MINUTES

English Summary:

I Confess is a 1953 American film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Montgomery Clift as Fr. Michael William Logan, a Catholic priest, Anne Baxter as Ruth Grandfort, and Karl Malden as Inspector Larrue.

Father Logan (Montgomery Clift) is a devout Catholic priest in Ste. Marie's Church in Quebec City. He employs German immigrants Otto Keller (O.E. Hasse) and his wife Alma (Dolly Haas) as caretaker and housekeeper. Keller also works part-time as a gardener for a shady lawyer called Vilette (Ovila Légaré).

The film begins late one evening as a man wearing a cassock walks away from Villette's house where Villette lies dead on the floor. Shortly afterward, in the church confessional, Keller confesses to Father Logan that he accidentally killed Villette while trying to rob him. Keller tells his wife about his deed and assures her that the priest will not say anything because he is forbidden from revealing information acquired through confessions.

The next morning, Keller goes to Villette's house at his regularly scheduled gardening time and reports Villette's death to the police. Father Logan also goes to the crime scene after hearing Mrs. Keller mention that her husband is there and finds the police there. Logan is interviewed by Inspector Larrue (Karl Malden), who witnesses Logan talking to a woman after he leaves.

Cast:

• Montgomery Clift as Fr. Michael William Logan
• Anne Baxter as Ruth Grandfort
• Karl Malden as Inspector Larrue
• Brian Aherne as Willy Robertson
• O.E. Hasse as Otto Keller
• Dolly Haas as Alma Keller
• Roger Dann as Pierre Grandfort
• Charles André as Father Millars
• Gilles Pelletier as Father Benoît (uncredited)
• Ovila Légaré as Monsieur Vilette (uncredited)
• Captain Donat Lauzier as a policeman (uncredited)
• Carmen Gingras as 1st French Girl
• Renée Hudon as 2nd French Girl