I Want to Live!

Most of the picture’s impact, however, is the contribution of Susan Hayward, giving the performance of her career as the doomed but indomitable Barbara.

The movie works as a showcase for Hayward, who’s superb in the part.

It is strong factual drama, thoughtfully presented, with a harrowing climax that is little short of nerve-shattering.

Susan Hayward gives one of her stagey but jolting performances...

Not for fun and hardly for werewolves.

... intelligent, adult, and unflinching, making a powerful case against capital punishment while delivering a riveting drama.

Susan Hayward won the 1958 Oscar for her most famous role, as real-life Barbara Graham who was excuted in a gas chamber, in Robert Wise's gritty noir melodrama, one of Hollywood's first detailed accounts of capital punishment.

Stunning drama that cries out for death penalty reform...with excellent Susan Hayward in lead.

At its core is a moving portrayal of regret, bravado, and fierce determination.