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I Want to Live!

1958États-Unis120 min
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I Want to Live! is a 1958 American independent biographical film noir drama film directed by Robert Wise, and starring Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, and Theodore Bikel. It follows the life of Barbara Graham, a prostitute and habitual criminal, who is convicted of murder and faces capital punishment. The screenplay, written by Nelson Gidding and Don Mankiewicz, was adapted from personal letters written by Graham, in addition to newspaper articles written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ed Montgomery in the San Francisco Examiner. The film presents a highly fictionalized version of the case, indicating the possibility that Graham may have been innocent. Released in late 1958, I Want to Live! was a commercial and critical success, garnering favorable

RéalisationRobert Wise
Genresdrame · film ou téléfilm criminel · film de procès · prison au cinéma · film ou téléfilm biographique
PaysÉtats-Unis
Durée120 min
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