Fear Strikes Out

Fear Strikes Out (1957)

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

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1957-03-20
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 18 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Robert Mulligan
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Summary

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

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  • Anthony Perkins

    as Jimmy Piersall

  • Karl Malden

    as John Piersall

  • Norma Moore

    as Mary Piersall

  • Adam Williams

    as Doctor Brown

  • Perry Wilson

    as Mrs. John Piersall

  • Peter J. Votrian

    as Jim Piersall as a Boy

  • Richard Bull

    as Reporter Slade (uncredited)

  • Morgan Jones

    as Sandy Allen (uncredited)

  • Edd Byrnes

    as Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)

  • Brian G. Hutton

    as Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)

  • Bart Burns

    as Joe Cronin (uncredited)
Writing Ted Berkman Screenplay
Writing Raphael Blau Screenplay
Directing Robert Mulligan Director
Production Alan J. Pakula Producer
Camera Haskell B. Boggs Director of Photography
Art Hilyard M. Brown Art Direction
Art Grace Gregory Set Decoration
Art Sam Comer Set Decoration
Production Bert McKay Casting
Editing Aaron Stell Editor
Sound Elmer Bernstein Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Edith Head Costume Design
Art Hal Pereira Art Direction
Camera James Grant First Assistant Camera
Costume & Make-Up Nellie Manley Hair Supervisor
Directing Richard Caffey Assistant Director
Sound Paul Franz Sound Recordist
Sound Charles Grenzbach Sound Recordist
Costume & Make-Up Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor

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