Directed by:
Alfred HitchcockCinematography:
Robert BurksComposer:
Dimitri TiomkinCast:
Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden, Brian Aherne, O.E. Hasse, Roger Dann, Judson Pratt, Dolly Haas, Henry Corden, Nan Boardman, Alfred Hitchcock (more)VOD (1)
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Otto Kellar and his wife Alma work as caretaker and housekeeper at a Catholic church in Quebec. Whilst 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. (official distributor synopsis)
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A potentially powerful subject but, given that it’s made by Hitchcock, it is unusually mediocre. It is not bad in any way, but it is also not exceptional in any respect. All the classic Master's techniques are here, the good actors are too, and there are also thrilling scenes - the trial was especially successful. But overall, especially at the beginning of the movie, there is a slow pace and too little tension. This is rather a mediocre item of Hitchcock's filmography, albeit still of sufficiently high quality.
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Everything is fine, I didn't notice any long-winded beginning or delaying flashbacks. Montgomery Clift is at his best, and so is Gregory Peck, he's utterly convincing. The story gradually gets muddied and I really didn't dare to guess how it would turn out.
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