Name: I Want to Live!
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1958-11-18
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, Theodore Bikel, Wesley Lau

1958·Drama·2h

7.1

★

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

Directed by Robert Wise

death penalty

death row

biography

framed for murder

fallen woman

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Cast

Susan Hayward

Barbara Graham

Simon Oakland

Edward S. 'Ed' Montgomery

Virginia Vincent

Peg

Theodore Bikel

Carl G.G. Palmberg

Wesley Lau

Henry L. Graham

Philip Coolidge

Emmett Perkins

Lou Krugman

John R. 'Jack' Santo

James Philbrook

Bruce King

Bartlett Robinson

District Attorney Milton

Gage Clarke

Attorney Richard G. Tibrow

Joe De Santis

Al Matthews

John Marley

Father Devers

Crew

Robert Wise

Director

Johnny Mandel

Original Music Composer

Lionel Lindon

Director of Photography

Lynn Stalmaster

Casting

Popular Reviews

23 reviews

Estere

8.0★ · 05/13/26

GIVE HER BABY BACK!

Megan

7.0★ · 10/08/25

Can’t say this was a jolly good time

elliottelovett

6.0★ · 08/05/25

this woman’s acting in the last half was insane

kieryae

9.0★ · 03/09/25

"and it's raining."

Cinematically, this movie shockingly amazed me. The artistic choices for use of camera shots and set design were quite impressive. The story was a bit dragged out and the dialogue bored me at times, but overall it was a solid watch and I quite enjoyed the movie. Sad story, it's upsetting to know it was true.

"and it's raining."

Sponge bop

8.0★ · 09/06/23

She didn’t live lol