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     Anthony Perkins

     Jim Piersall
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     Karl Malden

     John Piersall
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     Norma Moore

     Mary Piersall
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     Adam Williams

     Doctor Brown
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     Perry Wilson

     Mrs. John Piersall
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     Peter J. Votrian

     Jim Piersall as a Boy

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fear_Strikes_OutFear Strikes Out - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. www.imdb.com › title › tt0050383Fear Strikes Out (1957) - IMDb

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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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   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 ...

5. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › fear_strikes_outFear Strikes Out | Rotten Tomatoes

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   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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6. www.imdb.com › title › tt0050383Fear Strikes Out (1957) - Plot - IMDb

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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.

7. www.newyorker.com › culture › the-front-rowWhat to Stream This Weekend: “Fear Strikes Out,” a 1957 Classic...

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   Mar 29, 2019 · Richard Brody recommends the 1957 film “Fear Strikes Out,” which is based on the ballplayer Jimmy Piersall’s memoir of the same name and is available to stream on Amazon Prime and...

8. www.encyclopedia.com › arts › culture-magazinesFear Strikes Out | Encyclopedia.com

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   Fear Strikes Out ★★★ 1957. Perkins plays Jimmy Piersall, star outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, and Malden, his demanding father, in the true story of the baseball star's battle for sanity. One of Perkins' best screen performances. 100m/ B VHS, DVD.

9. www.britannica.com › topic › Fear-Strikes-OutFear Strikes Out | film by Mulligan [1957] | Britannica

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   …film that Pakula produced was Fear Strikes Out (1957), the psychological biography of baseball player Jimmy Piersall, which starred Anthony Perkins and was directed by Robert Mulligan, with whom Pakula then formed a production company.

10. www.themoviedb.org › movie › 125413-fear-strikes-outFear Strikes Out (1957) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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

11. www.hoopladigital.com › movie › Fear-Strikes-Out-Anthony-PerkinsFear Strikes Out (1957) Movie | hoopla

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    Download or stream Fear Strikes Out (1957) with Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore for free on hoopla. When the record book closed on Boston Red So…