Fear Strikes Out
19 reviews
Drama
1h 40m
1957
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
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True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
- DirectorRobert Mulligan
- Release20 March 1957
- GenreDrama
- Duration1h 40m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate19 reviews
- Productions
Paramount Pictures
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)

Edd Byrnes
Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)

Brian G. Hutton
Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)
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