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I Want to Live!

1958

Robert Wise

Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, Theodore Bikel ...

7.4

2,028

Drama Susan Hayward won the Best Actress Oscar for her shattering portrayal of a fast-living girl who suddenly finds herself facing the death penalty for a murder she didn't commit.

	Author	Review
United States	Miami Herald	"It is strong factual drama, thoughtfully presented, with a harrowing climax that is little short of nerve-shattering."	POS
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Empire	"Small inconsistencies make this an uncommon blip of weakness on Robert Wise's tremendous CV, but it's by no means painful viewing. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"A damning indictment of capital punishment."	POS
United States	Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle	"Director Wise is still stylistically at the top of his game"	NEU
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"Hayward's never done anything so vivid or so shattering to an audience's nerves as she does in Walter Wanger's sensational new drama"	POS

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