Fear Strikes Out(1957)
“This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…”
March 28, 1957
1h 40m
IMDb6.92,167
RT83%
TMDB7.121
Overview
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
Cast
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)
Edd Byrnes
Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)
Brian G. Hutton
Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)
Bart Burns
Joe Cronin (uncredited)
Crew
Producer
Screenplay
Director
Director of Photography
Editor
Details
Original Language
en
Country
United States of America
Production
Paramount Pictures
