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| Director: | Alfred Hitchcock | 
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| Writer: | William Archibald, George Tabori | 
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| Unable, due to the seal of the confessional, to be forthcoming with information that would serve to clear himself during a murder investigation, a priest becomes the prime suspect. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 13, 1953 | 
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| Director: | Alfred Hitchcock | 
| Writer: | William Archibald, George Tabori | 
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Thriller | 
| Keywords | confession, blackmail, suspicion of murder, quebec, police, film noir, murder, flashback, priest, caretaker, lawyer, church, housekeeper, catholic, gardener, married woman, murder investigation, blackmailer, murder trial, crisis of conscience, innocent suspect, rectory, seal of confession | 
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
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| Montgomery Clift | Fr. Michael William Logan | 
| Anne Baxter | Ruth Grandfort | 
| Karl Malden | Inspector Larrue | 
| Brian Aherne | Willy Robertson | 
| O.E. Hasse | Otto Keller | 
| Roger Dann | Pierre Grandfort | 
| Dolly Haas | Alma Keller | 
| Charles Andre | Father Millars | 
| Nan Boardman | Maid (uncredited) | 
| Henry Corden | Det. Sgt. Farouche (uncredited) | 
| Alfred Hitchcock | Man Crossing the Top of Long Staircase (uncredited) | 
| Ovila Légaré | Monsieur Villette (uncredited) | 
| Gilles Pelletier | Father Benoit (uncredited) | 
| Judson Pratt | Murphy (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
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| Ted Haworth | Art Direction | 
| Oliver S. Garretson | Sound | 
| Ray Heindorf | Music Director | 
| George James Hopkins | Set Decoration | 
| Sherry Shourds | Production Supervisor | 
| Gordon Bau | Makeup Artist | 
| Paul Anthelme | Theatre Play | 
| William Archibald | Screenplay | 
| Paul LaCouline | Technical Advisor | 
| George Tabori | Screenplay | 
| Alfred Hitchcock | Director | 
| Rudi Fehr | Editor | 
| Dimitri Tiomkin | Conductor, Original Music Composer | 
| Robert Burks | Director of Photography | 
| Don Alvarado | Assistant Director | 
| Orry-Kelly | Costume Design | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Alfred Hitchcock | Producer | 
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