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Fear Strikes Out (1957)

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

7.1/10 1h 40m Mar 28, 1957
Drama

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

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Movie Details

Original Title Fear Strikes Out
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Jimmy Piersall
Popularity: 5.0
Karl Malden
Karl Malden
John Piersall
Popularity: 1.1
Norma Moore
Norma Moore
Mary Piersall
Popularity: 1.2
Adam Williams
Adam Williams
Doctor Brown
Popularity: 4.5
Perry Wilson
Perry Wilson
Mrs. John Piersall
Popularity: 0.9
Peter J. Votrian
Peter J. Votrian
Jim Piersall as a Boy
Popularity: 0.6
Richard Bull
Richard Bull
Reporter Slade (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.2
Morgan Jones
Morgan Jones
Sandy Allen (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.7
Edd Byrnes
Edd Byrnes
Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)
Popularity: 3.3
Brian G. Hutton
Brian G. Hutton
Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.7
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Bart Burns
Joe Cronin (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.1

Key Crew

Producer Alan J. Pakula
Screenplay Ted Berkman, Raphael Blau
Director Robert Mulligan
Editor Aaron Stell

Production

Paramount Pictures
US

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Keywords

based on novel or book boston, massachusetts baseball massachusetts redemption mental breakdown biography based on true story family relationships overbearing father red sox baseball player mental health professional sports bipolar disorder father son conflict

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Details
Release Date March 28, 1957
Runtime 1h 40m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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