I Want to Live!

1958 film by Robert Wise
Movie film Q1809616
I Want to Live!
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I Want to Live!

Summary

I Want to Live! is a film[1]. I Want to Live! ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (918 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Want to Live! received the Academy Award for Best Actress[3].
  • I Want to Live!'s instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • I Want to Live! was directed by Robert Wise[5].
  • Nelson Gidding wrote the screenplay for I Want to Live![6].
  • Don Mankiewicz wrote the screenplay for I Want to Live![7].
  • I Want to Live!'s composer is recorded as Johnny Mandel[8].
  • I Want to Live!'s genre is drama film[9].
  • I Want to Live!'s genre is crime film[10].
  • I Want to Live!'s genre is trial film[11].
  • I Want to Live!'s genre is prison film[12].
  • I Want to Live!'s genre is biographical film[13].
  • A cast member of I Want to Live! was Susan Hayward[14].
  • A cast member of I Want to Live! was Simon Oakland[15].
  • A cast member of I Want to Live! was Theodore Bikel[16].
  • A cast member of I Want to Live! was John Marley[17].
  • A cast member of I Want to Live! was Olive Blakeney[18].
  • A cast member of I Want to Live! was Raymond Bailey[19].
  • A cast member of I Want to Live! was Wesley Lau[20].
  • A cast member of I Want to Live! was Bartlett Robinson[21].
  • A cast member of I Want to Live! was Joe De Santis[22].
  • A cast member of I Want to Live! was John George[23].
  • A cast member of I Want to Live! was Virginia Vincent[24].
  • I Want to Live! was produced by Walter Wanger[25].
  • I Want to Live!'s production company is recorded as Walter Wanger Production[26].
  • I Want to Live!'s director of photography is recorded as Lionel Lindon[27].

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Authorship and Creation

I Want to Live! was produced by Walter Wanger[25]. I Want to Live! was directed by Robert Wise[5]. Screenwriters include Nelson Gidding[6] and Don Mankiewicz[7]. Cast members include Susan Hayward[14], Simon Oakland[15], Theodore Bikel[16], John Marley[17], Olive Blakeney[18], and Raymond Bailey[19].

Publication

I Want to Live! was released on January 1, 1958[28]. The original language of I Want to Live! was English[29]. Genres include drama film[9], crime film[10], trial film[11], prison film[12], and biographical film[13]. I Want to Live! was distributed by video on demand[30].

Subject and Themes

I Want to Live!'s main subject is capital punishment[31].

Reception

I Want to Live! received the Academy Award for Best Actress[3]. Reviews include 7.9/10[32] and 94%[33].

Why It Matters

I Want to Live! ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (918 views/month).[2] I Want to Live! has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] I Want to Live! is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did I Want to Live! receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actress[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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