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I Want to Live!
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Overview

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7.5/10   2,040 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Nelson Gidding (screenplay) and
Don Mankiewicz (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
18 November 1958 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Barbara Graham's Last Scream From Gas Chamber...
Plot:
Barbara Graham is a woman with dubious moral standards, often a guest in seedy bars. She has been sentenced for some petty crimes... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations more
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Director Robert Wise Dies at 91
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User Comments:
Susan Hayward was Fantastic more (49 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
Lou Krugman ... John R. 'Jack' Santo
James Philbrook ... Bruce King
Bartlett Robinson ... District Attorney Milton
Gage Clarke ... Attorney Richard G. Tibrow
Joe De Santis ... Al Matthews
John Marley ... Father Devers
Raymond Bailey ... San Quentin Warden
Alice Backes ... Barbara, San Quentin Nurse
Gertrude Flynn ... San Quentin Matron
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Barbara Graham Story (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
120 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1959) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (original rating) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | West Germany:12 | UK:15 (video rating) (1998) | UK:X (original rating) (cut)
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Film debut of Simon Oakland. more
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Continuity: Keep an eye on the scene when the cops flush out the bad guys from the warehouse by calling them out one by one. As Graham cleans herself up in the mirror, the right side of her face is shown to be heavily scratched and her left cheek is clear, but as soon as she turns away to give herself up, the pattern is reversed. more
Quotes:
Barbara Graham: I never even knew the dame.
Police lieutenant: You know she's been murdered, don't you?
Barbara Graham: Yeah. So was Julius Caesar. I didn't know him either.
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What does Barbara whisper to the priest just before she steps into the gas chamber?
Who is Barbara Graham?
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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Susan Hayward was Fantastic, 6 March 2006
10/10
Author: whpratt1 from United States

Always enjoyed most of the films that Susan Hayward appeared in and her acting was outstanding and she was a very beautiful lady of the Silver Screen. In this True to Live Story, Susan plays, Barbara Graham,(Valley of the Dolls",'67, who loves life, having a good time and also a con-artist who does petty things. However, Barbara gets involved with some so called friends who sort of sell her down the river and her life becomes very complicated and at times very tragic. Susan Hayward holds the picture together with outstanding acting and portrays the horrible facts of life Barbara Graham had to encounter in all kinds of disappointing situations. Great film, don't miss it.

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