PlotNest
US
Poster for I Want to Live!

Movie

I Want to Live!

The murder trial that shook the world!

1958 · NR · 2h

Directed by Robert Wise

7.0

TMDB audience score
124 votes, out of 10

Trailer Where to watch

Synopsis

Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated in a murder and sent to death row.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

Subscription

  • Amazon Prime Video
  • YouTube TV
  • ScreenPix Apple TV channel
  • Amazon Prime Video with Ads
  • ScreenPix Amazon Channel

Free

  • Kanopy

Free with ads

  • YouTube Free
  • Tubi TV

Rent

  • Amazon Video
  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home

Buy

  • Amazon Video
  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home

All options on TMDB

Where-to-watch data is provided by JustWatch through TMDB. It differs by country and changes over time, so confirm with the service before paying. PlotNest does not host or stream anything.

Find more stories like this Story Finder opens with the same format, genre and decade, so you can add a mood or a minimum score.

Trailer

Play trailer: I Want to Live! 1958 Trailer

The preview image comes from YouTube. The player loads only after you press play.

Cast

  • 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

  • Gertrude Flynn
    San Quentin Matron

  • Russell Thorson
    San Quentin Sgt.

  • Dabbs Greer
    San Quentin Capt.

  • Stafford Repp
    Police Sgt.

  • Gavin MacLeod
    Police Lt.