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7/10 1958 2h Released
Drama Crime

The murder trial that shook the world!

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
Bartlett Robinson
Bartlett Robinson
District Attorney Milton
Gage Clarke
Gage Clarke
Attorney Richard G. Tibrow
Joe De Santis
Joe De Santis
Al Matthews
John Marley
John Marley
Father Devers
Raymond Bailey
Raymond Bailey
San Quentin Warden
Gertrude Flynn
Gertrude Flynn
San Quentin Matron
Russell Thorson
Russell Thorson
San Quentin Sgt.
Dabbs Greer
Dabbs Greer
San Quentin Capt.

Reviews

John Chard 9/10

My heart bleeds for you. How can I help you Inspector, buy a few tickets to the policemen's ball? Right from the off there's a realistic feel to the film that immediately draws you in. Be it the characters being acted out so deftly, or the whole composition of director Robert Wise's work, it's quite something and sets the viewer up a treat. It somehow manages to put you in there with Barbara Graham so as to…

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FAQ about I Want to Live!

What is I Want to Live! about?
Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated in a murder and sent to death row.
When was I Want to Live! released?
I Want to Live! was released in 1958.
What genres does I Want to Live! belong to?
I Want to Live! is categorised as Drama, Crime.
Who stars in I Want to Live!?
The cast of I Want to Live! includes Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, Theodore Bikel, Wesley Lau.