I Want to Live! (1958) is a drama film noir directed by Robert Wise which tells the story of a woman, Barbara Graham, convicted of murder and facing execution. It features Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Stafford Repp, and Theodore Bikel. The movie was adapted from articles written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ed Montgomery based on letters written by Graham. It was produced by Walter Wanger and directed by Robert Wise.
The film earned Hayw...
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I Want to Live! (1958) is a drama film noir directed by Robert Wise which tells the story of a woman, Barbara Graham, convicted of murder and facing execution. It features Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Stafford Repp, and Theodore Bikel. The movie was adapted from articles written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ed Montgomery based on letters written by Graham. It was produced by Walter Wanger and directed by Robert Wise.
The film earned Hayward an Academy Award for Best Actress.
The film tells the story of the life and execution of Barbara Graham (Hayward) a prostitute, liar and drug addict. Graham is the product of a broken home, and works luring men into fixed card games.
At one point, she attempts to go straight and marries the wrong man, and has a child.
When her life falls apart, she returns to her former profession and gets involved in a murder. She claims her innocence, yet is convicted and executed.
A prologue and an epilogue contributed to the film by Montgomery...
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