
Fear Strikes Out (1957)
Released:
1957-03-20
Duration:
1hr 40min
Genres:
Drama
Rating 7.0
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.
Production Companies

Paramount Pictures
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 3.798 |
Directed By
Robert Mulligan
Crew
Screenplay
Ted Berkman
Ted Berkman
Screenplay
Raphael Blau
Raphael Blau
Director
Robert Mulligan
Robert Mulligan
Producer
Alan J. Pakula
Alan J. Pakula
Director of Photography
Haskell B. Boggs
Haskell B. Boggs
Art Direction
Hilyard M. Brown
Hilyard M. Brown
Set Decoration
Grace Gregory
Grace Gregory
Set Decoration
Sam Comer
Sam Comer
Casting
Bert McKay
Bert McKay
Editor
Aaron Stell
Aaron Stell
Original Music Composer
Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein
Costume Design
Edith Head
Edith Head
Art Direction
Hal Pereira
Hal Pereira
First Assistant Camera
James Grant
James Grant
Hair Supervisor
Nellie Manley
Nellie Manley
Assistant Director
Richard Caffey
Richard Caffey
Sound Recordist
Paul Franz
Paul Franz
Sound Recordist
Charles Grenzbach
Charles Grenzbach
Makeup Supervisor
Wally Westmore
Wally Westmore
TOP 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)