Fear Strikes Out
7.1
March 28, 1957
1h 40m
"This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…"
Overview
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
Director
Robert Mulligan
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)
