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Fear Strikes Out

"This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…"

1957-03-28
7.119
en 100m
Drama
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.

Screenplay

Ted Berkman

Screenplay

Raphael Blau

Director

Robert Mulligan

Producer

Alan J. Pakula

Director of Photography

Haskell B. Boggs

Art Direction

Hilyard M. Brown

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Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Paramount Pictures