He not only knows he is innocent; he knows who did it, as the real murderer told him of his misdeeds in confession.
Father Logan (Montgomery Clift) is accused of murdering a wealthy member of his parish. He not only knows he is innocent; he knows who did it, as the real murderer told him of his misdeeds in confession. This is quietly one of Hitchcock's darker films, as it explores faith and the strain of having a strict moral code in a morally bankrupt world. I Confess also was influential on the coming French New Wave movement in cinema.