I Want to Live!

Where to Watch I Want to Live! (1958) (Legally)

The murder trial that shook the world!
Nov 18, 1958 US 120 min NR
6.9 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
116 votes
Drama Crime
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

Planning a movie night? This is a spoiler-free snapshot of “ (1958).

It sits in the Drama, Crime space and is paced for about 120 minutes.

Top billed names include Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, Theodore Bikel.

The listed certification for some regions is “ (ratings vary by country).

Topics & keywords

death penalty, death row, biography, framed for murder, fallen woman

Official trailer

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Plot

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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Main cast

Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward
as Barbara Graham
Simon Oakland
Simon Oakland
as Edward S. 'Ed' Montgomery
Virginia Vincent
Virginia Vincent
as Peg
Theodore Bikel
Theodore Bikel
as Carl G.G. Palmberg
Wesley Lau
Wesley Lau
as Henry L. Graham
Philip Coolidge
Philip Coolidge
as Emmett Perkins
Lou Krugman
Lou Krugman
as John R. 'Jack' Santo
James Philbrook
James Philbrook
as Bruce King
Bartlett Robinson
Bartlett Robinson
as District Attorney Milton
Gage Clarke
Gage Clarke
as Attorney Richard G. Tibrow