I Want to Live! (1958)
November 18, 1958Release Date
I Want to Live! (1958)
November 18, 1958Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Susan Hayward
Barbara Graham
Simon Oakland
Edward S. 'Ed' Montgomery
Virginia Vincent
Peg
Theodore Bikel
Carl G.G. Palmberg
Virginia Vincent
Peg
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
Raymond Bailey
San Quentin Warden
Gertrude Flynn
San Quentin Matron
Russell Thorson
San Quentin Sgt.
Dabbs Greer
San Quentin Capt.
Stafford Repp
Police Sgt.
Gavin MacLeod
Police Lt.
Alice Backes
Barbara, San Quentin Nurse
Wendell Holmes
Detective
Gerry Mulligan
Jazz Combo Member
Shelly Manne
Jazz Combo Member
Art Farmer
Jazz Combo Member
Frank Rosolino
Jazz Combo Member
Pete Jolly
Jazz Combo Member
Bud Shank
Jazz Combo Member
John George
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
John Barton
Clerk (uncredited)
Leonard Bell
San Francisco Hood (uncredited)
Olive Blakeney
Corona Warden (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Reporter (uncredited)
Peter Breck
Ben Miranda (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
Bailiff (uncredited)
George Chester
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Guard (uncredited)
Jack Weston
NCO at Party (uncredited)
Hope Summers
Ethel - Policewoman on Bus (uncredited)
Brett Halsey
Sailor at party (uncredited)
Gene Roth
Eric (uncredited)
Rusty Lane
Judge (uncredited)
Jason Johnson
Bixel, The Landlord (uncredited)
Paul Genge
Police Inspector (uncredited)
Dennis Cross
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Dan Sheridan
Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
Charles Fredericks
Sucker at Card Game (uncredited)
Red Mitchell
Jazz Combo Member
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 18, 1958
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsCalifornia, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
I Want to Live! is a 1958 American independent biographical film noir drama film directed by Robert Wise, and starring Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, and Theodore Bikel. It follows the life of Barbara Graham, a prostitute and habitual criminal, who is convicted of murder and faces capital punishment. The screenplay, written by Nelson Gidding and Don Mankiewicz, was adapted from personal letters written by Graham, in addition to newspaper articles written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ed Montgomery in the San Francisco Examiner. The film presents a highly fictionalized version of the case, indicating the possibility that Graham may have been innocent.
Released in late 1958, I Want to Live! was a commercial and critical success, garnering favorable reviews from critics for Hayward's performance, as well as the film's realistic depiction of capital punishment. The film earned a total of six Academy Award nominations, with Hayward winning a Best Actress Oscar at the 31st Academy Awards as well as the Golden Globe Award in the same category.