Fear Strikes Out

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

7.1(21 votes)

March 28, 1957

1h 40m

Drama

Overview

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

Director

Robert Mulligan

Writers

Ted Berkman, Raphael Blau

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)

Bart Burns

Joe Cronin (uncredited)

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Fear Strikes Out

Overview

Cast

Anthony Perkins

Karl Malden

Norma Moore

Adam Williams

Perry Wilson

Peter J. Votrian

Richard Bull

Morgan Jones

Edd Byrnes

Brian G. Hutton

Bart Burns

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