I Confess (1953)
One of Alfred Hitchcock’s lesser-known gems, I Confess casts the director’s keen eye on themes of guilt, secrecy, vows, and, of course, murder. Otto Kellar and his wife Alma work as caretaker and housekeeper at a Catholic church in Quebec, Canada. While robbing a house where he gardens, Otto is surprised by the owner and inadvertently murders him. Remorseful, he confesses to Father Michael William Logan (Montgomery Clift) at the church. But Father Logan has secrets of his own which tie him to the murder. Sworn to secrecy by the sanctity of confession, Father Logan finds himself a suspect.