I WANT TO LIVE (BLU-RAY)

“A harrowing synthesis of drama and cold documentary detail…Miss Hayward plays it superbly, under the consistently sharp direction of Robert Wise, who has shown here a stunning mastery of the staccato realistic style.”
- Bosley Crowther, The New York Times

“Wise is a true professional, and skillfully shifts the film stylistically from the nourish first half to the documentary realism of the second half. Hayward’s explosive performance dominates.”
- Leonard Quart, Cineaste

I Want to Live! (1958) tells the brutal true story of a brazen bad girl (Susan Hayward, who won an Academy AwardR for her performance) who is implicated in murder and sent to death row, where she awaits the ghastly inevitable while a journalist (Simon Oakland) wages a campaign to save her life. The singular Robert Wise directs with almost unbearable, utterly brilliant tension. Highlighted by a jazz score from Johnny Mandel, available on this Twilight Time release as an isolated track.

LANGUAGE: English
VIDEO: 1080p High Definition / 1.85:1
AUDIO: English 1.0 DTS-HD MA
SUBTITLES: English SDH
1958 / B&W
121 MINUTES
NOT RATED

Special Features: Isolated Score Track with Audio Commentary Segment by Robert Wise Associate Mike Matessino / Original Theatrical Trailer

Limited Edition of 3,000 Units
This item has a planned release date of mid November.