I Want to Live!
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I Want to Live! is a 1958 film which tells the true story of a woman, Barbara Graham, falsely accused of murder, who faces execution. It stars Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent and Theodore Bikel.
The movie was adapted by Nelson Gidding and Don Mankiewicz from articles written by Ed Montgomery based on letters written by Ms. Graham. It was directed by Robert Wise.
It won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Susan Hayward) and was nominated for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Sound and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
The small role of Police Sargeant was played by Stafford Repp.
I Want to Live! was remade for television in 1983. It was adapted by Gordon Cotler from the original screenplay, and directed by David Lowell Rich. It starred Lindsay Wagner, Martin Balsam, Pamela Reed, Harry Dean Stanton, Dana Elcar, Ellen Geer, Robert Ginty and Barry Primus.