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100 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Fear Strikes Out is a 1957 American biographical sports drama film depicting the life and career of American baseball player Jimmy Piersall. It is based on Piersall's 1955 memoir Fear Strikes Out: The Jim Piersall Story, co-written with Al Hirshberg.
Fear Strikes Out: Directed by Robert Mulligan. With Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore, Adam Williams. True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
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- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Robert Mulligan
- 1957-03-28
In Fear Strikes Out, directed by Robert Mulligan, John Piersall (Karl Malden) is the dominating presence in Jimmy's (Anthony Perkins) life, encouraging his early interest in baseball and then taking an obsessive interest in his son's athletic progress. The film depicts John Piersall as a frustrated blue collar worker with a mentally unstable ...
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True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball. Jim Piersall is groomed by his loving but hard-driving father (living vicariously through his son) to play major league baseball.
FEAR STRIKES OUT. True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball. 172 IMDb 6.9 1 h 40 min 1957. X-Ray 13+. Drama · Sports · Anxious · Compelling. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.79. Buy. HD $12.99. More purchase. options.
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