Fear Strikes Out

7.2 1957 100 min
NR
Drama

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

About

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Director
Robert Mulligan
Writers
Ted Berkman, Raphael Blau
Classification
NR

Cast

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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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