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This film tells the riveting true story of brazen bad girl Barbara Graham (Susan Hayward, in an Academy Award-winning performance), a perpetual offender who tries to go straight but is sent to death row after being implicated in a murder. When journalist Ed Montgomery (Simon Oakland), whose initial newspaper articles on Barbara's crime played up her recklessness, becomes convinced that she may be innocent, he begins a desperate campaign to save her from the gas chamber.
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Genre: Biography
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Original Language: English
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Director: Robert Wise
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Writer: Nelson Gidding
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Production Co: Figaro Films
Cast & Crew

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

James Philbrook
Bruce King

Joe De Santis
Al Matthews

Robert Wise
Director

Nelson Gidding
Writer
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May 11, 2021Some complain that Susan Hayward's acting is a over-the-top, but I disagree. It's one of her finest performances and that makes it one of the finest acting jobs of her era. The film itself is in incisive portrayal of a flawed woman and America's legal system.
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Oct 23, 2013Wow! Susan Hayward really blows the lid of this before-its-time film. Hayward's character is just full of surprises as a survivor seemingly willing to do anything in order to live. Great acting.
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Sep 02, 2012Robert Wise's venture conveying that the truth can be adjusted. Quite a deceptive story of miscarriage of justice for someone who learns about this factual case from the movie. And Susan Hayward's performance was way too mediocre to be Oscar-worthy. As a work of fiction based on actual events, the movie isn't an absolute rubbish. The last half hour is a drag, though.flixster f Super Reviewer
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Jan 25, 2009Great films distinguish themselves in a number of different ways. Some of them are perfectly cast. Others have tremendous cinematography. Still others may have great scripting, direction or editing. <i>I Want to Live</i> stands out for one reason, Susan Hayward's performance. Hayward shines in this true story about a woman convicted of murder and sentenced to die in California's gas chamber. There are numerous supporting characters in this dramatization but it's Susan Hayward's heart-wrenching portrayal that will haunt you even after the credits roll.
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