Fear Strikes Out
1957/03/28 (US) | Drama
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.
Ted Berkman
Screenplay
Raphael Blau
Screenplay
Robert Mulligan
Director
Lead 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)
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Paramount Pictures
Crews
Alan J. Pakula
Producer
Haskell B. Boggs
Director of Photography
Hilyard M. Brown
Art Direction
Grace Gregory
Set Decoration
Sam Comer
Set Decoration