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Fear Strikes Out
1957 Directed by Robert MulliganTrue story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
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Anthony Perkins
....................................................Jimmy Piersall
Karl Malden
....................................................John Piersall
Norma Moore
....................................................Mary Piersall
Adam Williams
....................................................Doctor Brown
Perry Wilson
....................................................Mrs. John Piersall
Peter J. Votrian
....................................................Jim Piersall as a Boy
Richard Bull
....................................................Reporter Slade (uncredited)
Director
...........................................................Robert Mulligan
Producer
...........................................................Alan J. Pakula
Assistant Director
...........................................................Richard Caffey
Screenplay
...........................................................Ted Berkman
Raphael Blau
Original Music Composer
...........................................................Elmer Bernstein
Director of Photography
...........................................................Haskell B. Boggs
Production Companies
...................................................Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
........................................................United States of America
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Genres
....................................................Drama
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