I Want to Live!

Crime, Drama · 1958Approved

Arrested for fatally beating an elderly widow, Barbara Graham (Hayward) at first goads the police, refusing to answer their questions. But when an alleged accomplice turns state's evidence, Graham insists that she's innocent. Condemned by the press and the public, Graham is found guilty of murder and sentenced to die in the gas chamber. But as her execution date nears, Graham desperately attempts to expose the truth and save her life against all odds.

Starring

Robert Wise, Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Lynn Stalmaster, Virginia Vincent, Walter Wanger, Theodore Bikel, Johnny Mandel, Lionel Lindon, Wesley Lau

Director

Robert Wise

Producer

Walter Wanger