Father Michael Logan

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Father Michael Logan is the tormented Catholic priest protagonist of Alfred Hitchcock’s film "I Confess," bound by the secrecy of the confessional even as he is suspected of murder.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
fictional character
film character
accusedOf murder
appearsIn I Confess NERFINISHED
basedOn priest character from the play "Nos deux consciences"
boundBy seal of the confessional
centralThemeEmbodied conflict between law and conscience
religious duty
sacrifice
characterTrait devout
honorable
tormented
countryOfCitizenship Canada
creator Alfred Hitchcock NERFINISHED
directorOfWorkAppearedIn Alfred Hitchcock NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse I Confess NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYearOfWorkAppearedIn 1953
genreOfWorkAppearedIn crime drama film
thriller film
knownFor upholding confessional secrecy despite personal risk
languageOfWorkAppearedIn English
mediumOfOrigin cinema
moralConflict duty of priestly secrecy vs self-preservation
narrativeRole protagonist
occupation Catholic priest
portrayedBy Montgomery Clift NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
screenAppearanceType live-action film
settingOfFictionalWork Quebec City NERFINISHED
sourceWork Nos deux consciences NERFINISHED
sourceWorkAuthor Alfred Hitchcock (adaptation collaborator) NERFINISHED
Paul Anthelme NERFINISHED
suspectedOf murder
workOf I Confess NERFINISHED

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I Confess character Father Michael Logan