Fear Strikes Out

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Fear Strikes Out (1957)

Directed by Robert Mulligan

“This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…”

Drama · 1h 40m

True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.

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Cast

Anthony Perkins Jimmy Piersall Karl Malden John Piersall Norma Moore Mary Piersall Adam Williams Doctor Brown Perry Wilson Mrs. John Piersall Peter J. Votrian Jim Piersall as a Boy Richard Bull Reporter Slade (uncredited) Morgan Jones Sandy Allen (uncredited) Edd Byrnes Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited) Brian G. Hutton Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)
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Bart Burns Joe Cronin (uncredited)

Crew

Director
Robert Mulligan
Screenplay
Ted Berkman, Raphael Blau
Director of Photography
Haskell B. Boggs
Original Music Composer
Elmer Bernstein
Editor
Aaron Stell
Producer
Alan J. Pakula

Details

Release date
1957-03-28
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Paramount Pictures