Fear Strikes Out (1957)

1h 40min | Drama | Mar 20, 1957 | Released

Sports biopic depicting the athletic, domestic, and emotional struggles of Jimmy Piersall (Anthony Perkins). He achieved stardom as a member of the Boston Red Sox but battled mental illness and intense pressure from his father.

Director: Robert Mulligan

Producer: Alan J. Pakula

Writer(s): Ted Berkman Raphael Blau

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Adam Williams

Doctor Brown

Anthony Perkins

Jim Piersall

Edd Byrnes

Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway

John Piersall

Reporter Slade

Sandy Allen

Jim Piersall as a Boy

Norma Moore

Mary Piersall

Perry Wilson

Mrs. John Piersall

Adam Williams Doctor Brown

Anthony Perkins Jim Piersall

Edd Byrnes Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway

Karl Malden John Piersall

Richard Bull Reporter Slade

Morgan Jones Sandy Allen

Peter J. Votrian Jim Piersall as a Boy

Norma Moore Mary Piersall

Perry Wilson Mrs. John Piersall

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Raphael Blau

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James Grant

First Assistant Camera

Edith Head Costume Design

Hal Pereira Art Direction

Alan J. Pakula Producer

Elmer Bernstein Original Music Composer

Sam Comer Set Decoration

Robert Mulligan Director

Aaron Stell Editor

Grace Gregory Set Decoration

Hilyard M. Brown Art Direction

Bert McKay Casting

Ted Berkman Screenplay

Haskell B. Boggs Director of Photography

Raphael Blau Screenplay

James Grant First Assistant Camera

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Fear Strikes Out (1957)

1h 40min | Drama | Mar 20, 1957 | Released

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