Fear Strikes Out

1957 7.1 (19 votes) 1h 40m

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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

Overview

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

Key Crew

Screenplay: Ted Berkman, Raphael Blau

Director: Robert Mulligan

Producer: Alan J. Pakula

Director of Photography: Haskell B. Boggs

Top 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)

Videos

Fear Strikes Out Original Trailer

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