Fear Strikes Out

Name: Fear Strikes Out
Director: Robert Mulligan
Genre: Drama
Released: 1957-03-28
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore, Adam Williams, Perry Wilson

This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…

Drama

March 28, 19571h 40m7.2 / 10

Overview

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

Director

Robert Mulligan

Production

Paramount Pictures

Cast

Anthony PerkinsJimmy Piersall

Karl MaldenJohn Piersall

Norma MooreMary Piersall

Adam WilliamsDoctor Brown

Perry WilsonMrs. John Piersall

Peter J. VotrianJim Piersall as a Boy