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- 1953
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 35 m
- 1953
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 35 m
Summary A priest, who comes under suspicion for murder, cannot clear his name without breaking the seal of the confessional.
Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock
Written By: George Tabori, William Archibald, Paul Anthelme
- 1953
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 35 m
- 1953
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 35 m
I Confess
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Summary A priest, who comes under suspicion for murder, cannot clear his name without breaking the seal of the confessional.
Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock
Written By: George Tabori, William Archibald, Paul Anthelme
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
68
50% Positive
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50% Mixed
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6 Reviews
0% Negative
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One of his better efforts, not up there in the Vertigo-North by Northwest-Psycho stratosphere, but a cut above his competent thrillers such as Foreign Correspondent, Saboteur and Lifeboat. [19 Dec 2004]
I Confess ultimately reveals itself to be one of Hitchcock’s most successful examinations of the tension between public image and private turmoil.
The movie is more interesting than achieved: it's the most forthright statement of the transference theme in Hitchcock's work, but it's also the least nuanced.
It'll never be remembered as a Hitchcock classic by any stretch, but that is far from saying it's the mess that some regard it as. It's entertaining, and the visuals speak volumes more than the over-cooked dialogue. Worth a look.
An interesting plot premise holds out considerable promise for this Alfred Hitchcock production, but I Confess is short of the suspense one would expect.
There was little room for Hitchcock's usual humor here, nor is there even much suspense.
Even though moments in the picture do have some tension and power, and the whole thing is scrupulously acted by a tightly professional cast, the consequence is an entertainment that tends to drag, sag and generally grow dull. It is not the sort of entertaiment that one hopefully expects of "Hitch."
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