Fear Strikes Out (1957)
1h 40m
Running Time
March 20, 1957Release Date
Fear Strikes Out (1957)
1h 40m
Running Time
March 20, 1957Release Date
Plot.
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Anthony Perkins
Jim Piersall
Karl Malden
John Piersall
Norma Moore
Mary Piersall
Adam Williams
Doctor Brown
Perry Wilson
Mrs. John Piersall
Richard Bull
Reporter Slade (uncredited)
Peter J. Votrian
Jim Piersall as a Boy
Morgan Jones
Sandy Allen (uncredited)
Eric Alden
Policeman
Edd Byrnes
Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)
Heather Ames
Nurse
Brian G. Hutton
Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)
Bart Burns
Joe Cronin (uncredited)
Sam Balter
Broadcaster
Charles Grenzbach
Sound Recordist
Edith Head
Costume Design
Robert Mulligan
Director
Ted Berkman
Writer
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Raphael Blau
Writer
Jimmy Piersall
Writer
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Alan J. Pakula
Producer
Media.
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Wiki.
Fear Strikes Out is a 1957 American biographical sports drama film depicting the life and career of American baseball player Jimmy Piersall. It is based on Piersall's 1955 memoir Fear Strikes Out: The Jim Piersall Story, co-written with Al Hirshberg. The film stars Anthony Perkins as Piersall and Karl Malden as his father, and it was the first directed by Robert Mulligan.
This film is a Paramount Picture and was preceded by a 1955 TV version starring Tab Hunter.The format of the film allows documentary footage of the stadium scenes to be used during the game sequences.
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