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I Want to Live!

1958 · 120 min

A grim, methodical descent into the machinery of capital punishment, anchored by a fierce performance that makes the waiting unbearable.

Tagline
The murder trial that shook the world!
Overview
Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated in a murder and sent to death row.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • death
  • guilt
  • survival
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • prison
  • hospital
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Robert Wise
Written by
Ed Montgomery, Don Mankiewicz, Nelson Gidding
Starring
Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, Theodore Bikel, Wesley Lau, Philip Coolidge, Lou Krugman, James Philbrook
Music
Johnny Mandel
Cinematography
Lionel Lindon
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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