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This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made… - Fear Strikes Out
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Title: Fear Strikes Out

Release Date: 20 Mar 1957

Runtime: 1h 40m

Genre: Drama

Director: Paramount Pictures

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

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

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Average Vote: 7 (18 votes)

Cast

  • Jimmy Piersall: Anthony Perkins
  • John Piersall: Karl Malden
  • Mary Piersall: Norma Moore
  • Doctor Brown: Adam Williams
  • Mrs. John Piersall: Perry Wilson
  • Jim Piersall as a Boy: Peter J. Votrian
  • Reporter Slade (uncredited): Richard Bull
  • Sandy Allen (uncredited): Morgan Jones
  • Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited): Edd Byrnes
  • Bernie Sherwill (uncredited): Brian G. Hutton
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