
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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThe 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. |
| The GuardianPhilip OltermannIn the work of someone so exhaustively appreciated as Hitchcock, you wouldn't expect to find forgotten masterpieces but I Confess is one. It might never catch fire, but it smoulders gloriously. |
| Slant MagazineEric HendersonI Confess ultimately reveals itself to be one of Hitchcock’s most successful examinations of the tension between public image and private turmoil. |
| The Retro SetNathanael HoodBut of [Hitchcock's] non-suspense films, I Confess may be his greatest triumph. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThe sincerely intense performances by Malden and Clift make this minor Hitchcock tale seem like a major Hitchcock tale. |
| VarietyVariety StaffWhile Hitchcock short-changes on the expected round of suspense for which he is noted, he does bring out a number of topflight performances and gives the picture an interesting polish that is documentary at times. |
| Decent Films GuideSteven D. GreydanusMay or may not rank with Hitch's greatest masterpieces, but its premise offers perhaps the most compelling variation on his favorite theme, the innocent man wrongly accused. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrThe 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. |
| Empire MagazineKim NewmanIt'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. |
| Old School ReviewsJohn A. NesbitThe biggest crime surrounding I Confess is the generally indifferent reception that the film has received over the years |