Fear Strikes Out (1957)
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Subtitles for: Fear Strikes Out (1957)
"This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…"
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
| Rate | ★ 7.3/10 (22 votes) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Duration | 1h 40m |
| Country | United States of America |
| Release | 28 Mar 1957 |
| Language | EN |
| Director | Robert Mulligan |
| Keywords | based on novel or book boston, massachusetts baseball massachusetts redemption mental breakdown biography based on true story family relationships overbearing father red sox baseball player mental health professional sports bipolar disorder father son conflict |
| IMDb | tt0050383 ↗ |
| Type | Movie Released |
Cast
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Anthony Perkins
Jimmy Piersall
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Karl Malden
John Piersall
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Norma Moore
Mary Piersall
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Adam Williams
Doctor Brown
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Perry Wilson
Mrs. John Piersall
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Peter J. Votrian
Jim Piersall as a Boy
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Richard Bull
Reporter Slade (uncredited)
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Morgan Jones
Sandy Allen (uncredited)
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Edd Byrnes
Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)
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Brian G. Hutton
Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)
