Fear Strikes Out (1957)
1h 40m
Running Time
March 20, 1957Release Date
Fear Strikes Out (1957)
1h 40m
Running Time
March 20, 1957Release Date
Network & Production Companies


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







Currently Fear Strikes Out is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Pluto TV, Hoopla
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

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)

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

Ted Berkman
Screenplay

Raphael Blau
Screenplay

Robert Mulligan
Director

Alan J. Pakula
Producer

Haskell B. Boggs
Director of Photography

Jimmy Piersall
Writer

Hilyard M. Brown
Art Direction

Grace Gregory
Set Decoration

Sam Comer
Set Decoration

Bert McKay
Casting
Media.







Details.
Release DateMarch 20, 1957
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
baseball
red sox
mental health
baseball player
mental breakdown
psychiatrist
overbearing father
mental asylum
baseball field
professional sports
bipolar disorder
father son conflict
baseball game
pressure to perform
biography
Wiki.
Fear Strikes Out is a 1957 American biographical sports drama film depicting the life and career of American baseball All-Star 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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