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Rating: 7/10 by 18 users

Fear Strikes Out (1957)

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

Directing:
  • Robert Mulligan
  • Richard Caffey
Writing:
  • Ted Berkman
  • Raphael Blau
Stars:
Release Date: Wed, Mar 20, 1957

Rating: 7/10 by 18 users

Alternative Title:
The Jim Piersall Story - US

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 40 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: baseball, mental breakdown, biography, psychiatrist, overbearing father, red sox, baseball player, mental health, mental asylum, baseball field, professional sports, bipolar disorder, father son conflict, baseball game, pressure to perform, boston red sox

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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