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Fear Strikes Out
This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…
Mar 28, 1957 · 1h 40m
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Drama
PLOT
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
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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)
Directed by
Robert Mulligan
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Paramount Pictures
Country
US
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