Fear Strikes Out 1957

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

Fear Strikes Out

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7.0 / 10   18 vote(s)
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Drama

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

Top Billed 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

Release Date 1957-03-20
Runtime 1h 40m
Directors Robert Mulligan, Haskell B. Boggs, Richard Caffey
Producer Alan J. Pakula
Writers Ted Berkman, Raphael Blau