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Fear Strikes Out

Drama

Fear Strikes Out

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

7.2TMDB19571h 40m

TMDB7.2/10 · 22 votes

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TMDB7.2/10 · 22 votes

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Overview

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

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Top cast

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Jimmy Piersall

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

John Piersall

Norma Moore

Norma Moore

Mary Piersall

Adam Williams

Adam Williams

Doctor Brown

Perry Wilson

Perry Wilson

Mrs. John Piersall

Peter J. Votrian

Peter J. Votrian

Jim Piersall as a Boy

Richard Bull

Richard Bull

Reporter Slade (uncredited)

Morgan Jones

Morgan Jones

Sandy Allen (uncredited)

Edd Byrnes

Edd Byrnes

Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)

Brian G. Hutton

Brian G. Hutton

Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)

Bart Burns

Bart Burns

Joe Cronin (uncredited)

Crew

Robert Mulligan

Robert Mulligan

Director

Ted Berkman

Ted Berkman

Screenplay

Raphael Blau

Raphael Blau

Screenplay

Alan J. Pakula

Alan J. Pakula

Producer

Haskell B. Boggs

Haskell B. Boggs

Director of Photography

Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Aaron Stell

Aaron Stell

Editor

Edith Head

Edith Head

Costume Design

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Details

Director: Robert Mulligan
Released: 1957
Runtime: 1h 40m
Genres: Drama
Scores: TMDB7.2/10 · 22 votes