Fear Strikes Out

1957

NR

1h 40m

IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.

Writers

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

Writers

Ted Berkman(screenplay by)
Raphael Blau(screenplay by)

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Release date

March 28, 1957 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production company

Paramount Pictures

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