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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
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Jim Piersall is groomed by his loving but hard-driving father (living vicariously through his son) to play major league baseball. His desire to succeed to please his father leads to mental illness and a nervous breakdown.
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.
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.
Based on the true story of troubled baseball star Jimmy Piersall, Fear Strikes Out is an emotionally compelling drama featuring excellent performances from Anthony Perkins and Karl Malden.
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True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.