I Want to Live! with Susan Hayward: DVD Cover

    I Want to Live! Director: Robert Wise Cast: Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, Theodore Bikel

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    • DVD Release Date: 05/07/2002
    • Original Release: 1958
    • Rating: Not Rated
    • Sales Rank: 7,583

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    Original theatrical trailer; English mono; English, French & Spanish language subtitles

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Main Title/Jazz Club [4:37]
    2. Good-Time Bad Girl [8:15]
    3. Taking a Gamble [4:39]
    4. A Failed Marriage [6:20]
    5. Tailed & Trapped [8:10]
    6. Tough Tigress [5:16]
    7. Bad Rap & No Alibi [12:30]
    8. Double-Crossed [7:03]
    9. "I'm Innocent!" [9:59]
    10. Provocative Inmate [3:18]
    11. Psychiatric Appeal [7:22]
    12. "A Hell of a Sendoff" [7:27]
    13. Welcome to San Quentin [4:51]
    14. Preparing for Death [12:28]
    15. Tortured by Reprieves [9:58]
    16. Witnessing the End [8:49]

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    Editorial Reviews

    Grim, almost unbearably intense, I Want To Live is the story of the life and execution of Barbara Graham (Susan Hayward) a perjurer, prostitute, liar and drug addict. The product of a broken home, Graham works as a shill, luring gullible men into crooked card games. She attempts to go straight, marries the wrong man, and has a baby. When her life falls apart, she returns to her former profession and is involved in a murder. Despite her claims of innocence, she is convicted and executed. Robert Wise directs the uniformly fine cast with grim efficiency, telling Graham's story in a series of adroitly crafted scenes that won him a well-deserved Academy Award nomination. However, the film belongs to Susan Hayward who gives a intense, shattering performance without one false note. Her performance is so grimly focused that she is, at times, almost unbearable to watch. The final scenes, which lead up to Graham's execution, are exhausting in their emotional intensity as the audience is spared nothing of Graham's agony, despair and desperation when she finally loses the long battle to save her life. Whether one sees Graham as a murderer or a hapless victim of society, the power and relentless, sordid reality of her story leaves an indelible memory in the mind of the viewer. Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide

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    December 09, 2004: Susan Hayward is the exemplary model of the heroine she portrays. In this very dark and sobering film, she artfully characterizes a woman with a past, who continues to associate herself with devious characters and engage in lewd behavior, despite some previous run-ins with the law. Because of her poor judgement and risky behavior, she ends up paying the ultimate price.