Fear Strikes Out

1957    1h 40m    Not Rated
6.983%77%70%
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. Can he overcome those difficulties and return to the major leagues?
Directed By
Robert Mulligan
Studio
Paramount
Cast of Fear Strikes Out
  • Anthony PerkinsJimmy Piersall
  • Karl MaldenJohn Piersall
  • Norma MooreMary Piersall
  • Adam WilliamsDoctor Brown
  • Perry WilsonMrs. John Piersall
  • Peter J. VotrianJim Piersall as a Boy
  • Richard BullReporter Slade (uncredited)
  • Morgan JonesSandy Allen (uncredited)
  • Edd ByrnesBoy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)
  • Brian G. HuttonBernie Sherwill (uncredited)
  • Bart BurnsJoe Cronin (uncredited)
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