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Fear Strikes Out (1957)

Overview

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

Director

Ted Berkman profile
Ted Berkman

Screenplay

Cast

Anthony Perkins profile
Anthony Perkins

Jimmy Piersall

Karl Malden profile
Karl Malden

John Piersall

Norma Moore profile
Norma Moore

Mary Piersall

Adam Williams profile
Adam Williams

Doctor Brown

Perry Wilson profile
Perry Wilson

Mrs. John Piersall

Peter J. Votrian profile
Peter J. Votrian

Jim Piersall as a Boy

Richard Bull profile
Richard Bull

Reporter Slade (uncredited)

Morgan Jones profile
Morgan Jones

Sandy Allen (uncredited)

Edd Byrnes profile
Edd Byrnes

Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)

Brian G. Hutton profile
Brian G. Hutton

Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)

Bart Burns profile
Bart Burns

Joe Cronin (uncredited)

Anthony Perkins profile
Anthony Perkins

Jimmy Piersall

Karl Malden profile
Karl Malden

John Piersall

Norma Moore profile
Norma Moore

Mary Piersall

Adam Williams profile
Adam Williams

Doctor Brown

Perry Wilson profile
Perry Wilson

Mrs. John Piersall

Peter J. Votrian profile
Peter J. Votrian

Jim Piersall as a Boy

Richard Bull profile
Richard Bull

Reporter Slade (uncredited)

Morgan Jones profile
Morgan Jones

Sandy Allen (uncredited)

Edd Byrnes profile
Edd Byrnes

Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)

Brian G. Hutton profile
Brian G. Hutton

Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)

Bart Burns profile
Bart Burns

Joe Cronin (uncredited)

Extra

Release Date

March 28, 1957

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Paramount Pictures logo

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