Fear Strikes Out

Synopsis

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

Details

Director

Robert Mulligan

Release

March 28, 1957

Status

Released

Country

United States of America

Network

Paramount Pictures

Runtime

1h 40m

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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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