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Fear Strikes Out

Fear Strikes Out (1957)

March 28, 1957 (US) • Drama • 100m

Overview

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

Director

Robert Mulligan

Top Billed

Anthony Perkins

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
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Top Billed Cast

Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins

Jimmy Piersall

Karl Malden
Karl Malden

John Piersall

Norma Moore
Norma Moore

Mary Piersall

Adam Williams
Adam Williams

Doctor Brown

Perry Wilson
Perry Wilson

Mrs. John Piersall

Peter J. Votrian
Peter J. Votrian

Jim Piersall as a Boy

Richard Bull
Richard Bull

Reporter Slade (uncredited)

Morgan Jones
Morgan Jones

Sandy Allen (uncredited)

Edd Byrnes
Edd Byrnes

Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)

Brian G. Hutton
Brian G. Hutton

Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)

Bart Burns
Bart Burns

Joe Cronin (uncredited)

Crew
Alan J. Pakula
Alan J. Pakula

Producer

Ted Berkman
Ted Berkman

Screenplay

Robert Mulligan
Robert Mulligan

Director

Raphael Blau
Raphael Blau

Screenplay

Grace Gregory
Grace Gregory

Set Decoration

Haskell B. Boggs
Haskell B. Boggs

Director of Photography

Bert McKay
Bert McKay

Casting

Hal Pereira
Hal Pereira

Art Direction

Edith Head
Edith Head

Costume Design

Aaron Stell
Aaron Stell

Editor

Hilyard M. Brown
Hilyard M. Brown

Art Direction

Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Sam Comer
Sam Comer

Set Decoration

James Grant
James Grant

First Assistant Camera

Charles Grenzbach
Charles Grenzbach

Sound Recordist

Nellie Manley
Nellie Manley

Hair Supervisor

Richard Caffey
Richard Caffey

Assistant Director

Paul Franz
Paul Franz

Sound Recordist

Wally Westmore
Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

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Revenue

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