I Want to Live!

The movie was adapted by Nelson Gidding[?] and Don Mankiewicz[?] from articles written by Ed Montgomery[?] based on the letters written by the real prisoner, Barbara 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.

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[?].