1958 · 120 min · NR

I Want to Live!

Name: I Want to Live!
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1958
Duration: 120 min
Cast: Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, Theodore Bikel, Wesley Lau

Directed by Robert Wise · Drama, Crime

I Want to Live! (1958) is a Drama film, directed by Robert Wise set in California during the 1950s. It runs 120 minutes and is rated NR.

A biopic and courtroom, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of mortality & aging run throughout.

Composer

Johnny Mandel

Cinematography

Lionel Lindon

Cast

Susan HaywardSimon OaklandVirginia VincentTheodore BikelWesley LauPhilip CoolidgeLou KrugmanJames Philbrook

The world of this film

Setting

Where

California

Setting

Urban

When

1950s

Premise & themes

Premise

Biopic Courtroom

Themes

Mortality & Aging

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadFemale Led

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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I Want to Live!

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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