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  • Fear Strikes Out (1957)
  • Approved
    100 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Fear Strikes Out (1957)
Approved
100 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
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Director
Writers
Ted Berkman (screenplay) | Raphael Blau (screenplay) | Jimmy Piersall (based on the story by) (as James A. Piersall) | Al Hirshberg (based on the story by) (as Albert S. Hirshberg)
Producer
Alan J. Pakula (as Alan Pakula)
Composer
Cinematographer
Haskell B. Boggs (as Haskell Boggs)
Editor
Aaron Stell (edited by)
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Updated Mar 1, 1957

Release date
Mar 1, 1957 (United States)

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Cast

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55 cast members
Name Known for
Anthony Perkins
Jim Piersall Jim Piersall   See fewer
Karl Malden
John Piersall John Piersall   See fewer
Norma Moore
Mary Piersall Mary Piersall   See fewer
Adam Williams
Doctor Brown Doctor Brown   See fewer
Perry Wilson
Mrs. John Piersall Mrs. John Piersall   See fewer
Peter J. Votrian
Jim Piersall as a Boy Jim Piersall as a Boy   See fewer
John Aberle
Ballplayer (uncredited) Ballplayer (uncredited)   See fewer
Eric Alden
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Heather Ames
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Balter
Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Benoit
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
John Benson
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Brodie
Reporter Evans (uncredited) Reporter Evans (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Bull
Reporter Slade (uncredited) Reporter Slade (uncredited)   See fewer
Bart Burns
Joe Cronin (uncredited) Joe Cronin (uncredited)   See fewer
Edd Byrnes
Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited) Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)   See fewer
Wade Cagle
Intern (uncredited) Intern (uncredited)   See fewer
Keith Coyne
Baby (uncredited) Baby (uncredited)   See fewer
Gere Craft
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
James Douglas
Ballplayer (uncredited) Ballplayer (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Elmore
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Art Gilmore
Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Herschel Graham
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited) Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Joan Granville
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Kit Guard
Fan in Stands (uncredited) Fan in Stands (uncredited)   See fewer
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Rand Harper
Radio Announcer (uncredited) Radio Announcer (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmie Horan
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited) Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Clyde Hudkins Jr.
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Brian G. Hutton
Bernie Sherwill (uncredited) Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)   See fewer
June Jocelyn
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Morgan Jones
Sandy Allen (uncredited) Sandy Allen (uncredited)   See fewer
Gail Land
Alice (uncredited) Alice (uncredited)   See fewer
King Lockwood
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited) Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Audrey Lowell
Peggy (uncredited) Peggy (uncredited)   See fewer
Wilbur Mack
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited) Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Marilyn Malloy
Secretary (uncredited) Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Mathew McCue
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited) Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Don McGuire
Attendant (uncredited) Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
Dennis McMullen
Phil (uncredited) Phil (uncredited)   See fewer
James McNally
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Ron McNeil
Ballplayer (uncredited) Ballplayer (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Miller
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited) Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Montgomery
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Nelson
Umpire (uncredited) Umpire (uncredited)   See fewer
George Pembroke
Umpire (uncredited) Umpire (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard Price
Bill Tracy (uncredited) Bill Tracy (uncredited)   See fewer
Edwin Rochelle
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited) Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Bing Russell
Ballplayer Holding Trophy (uncredited) Ballplayer Holding Trophy (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeffrey Sayre
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Court Shepard
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Victor Stern
Intern (uncredited) Intern (uncredited)   See fewer
Gary Vinson
High School Ballplayer (uncredited) High School Ballplayer (uncredited)   See fewer
William Woodson
Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
John Yates
Ballplayer (uncredited) Ballplayer (uncredited)   See fewer
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