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I Want to Live! (1958)

NR ★ 6.9/10 120 min Drama, Crime United States English
Director: Robert Wise
Writer: Ed Montgomery
Screenplay by: Nelson Gidding, Don Mankiewicz
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The murder trial that shook the world!

Description

Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated in a murder and sent to death row.

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Top Cast

Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward Barbara Graham
Simon Oakland
Simon Oakland Edward S. 'Ed' Montgomery
Virginia Vincent
Virginia Vincent Peg
Theodore Bikel
Theodore Bikel Carl G.G. Palmberg
Wesley Lau
Wesley Lau Henry L. Graham
Philip Coolidge
Philip Coolidge Emmett Perkins
Lou Krugman
Lou Krugman John R. 'Jack' Santo
James Philbrook
James Philbrook Bruce King

I Want to Live! Appears on 2 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Academy Awards: Best Actress
Academy Awards #33

Filmmaker Curation

William Friedkin's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #37

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