I Want to Live!
The murder trial that shook the world!
Directed by Robert Wise
Produced by United Artists, Figaro Incorporated Production
A grim, morally urgent true-crime drama about a woman condemned to death for a crime she may not have committed, wrestling with fate and the machinery of capital punishment.
Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated in a murder and sent to death row.
Essence
Ensemble
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
Like I Want to Live!
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as I Want to Live!
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like I Want to Live!, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like I Want to Live!, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like I Want to Live!, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
