Fear Strikes Out
1957/03/28 • Released • English
This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…
Overview
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
Director : Robert Mulligan
Casts
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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