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Film / 1957
Fear Strikes Out
Directed by
Robert Mulligan
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
The story
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
Cast
Anthony PerkinsJimmy Piersall
Karl MaldenJohn Piersall
Norma MooreMary Piersall
Adam WilliamsDoctor Brown
Perry WilsonMrs. John Piersall
Peter J. VotrianJim Piersall as a Boy
Richard BullReporter Slade (uncredited)
Morgan JonesSandy Allen (uncredited)
Edd ByrnesBoy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)
Brian G. HuttonBernie Sherwill (uncredited)
Bart BurnsJoe Cronin (uncredited)
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