Fear Strikes Out (1957)
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
Director:
Robert Mulligan
Writers:
Ted Berkman, Raphael Blau.
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Anthony Perkins as Jimmy Piersall |
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Karl Malden as John Piersall |
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Norma Moore as Mary Piersall |
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Adam Williams as Doctor Brown |
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Perry Wilson as Mrs. John Piersall |
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Peter J. Votrian as Jim Piersall as a Boy |
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Richard Bull as Reporter Slade (uncredited) |
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Morgan Jones as Sandy Allen (uncredited) |
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Edd Byrnes as Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited) |
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Brian G. Hutton as Bernie Sherwill (uncredited) |
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Bart Burns as Joe Cronin (uncredited) |
| Writing | Ted Berkman | Screenplay |
| Writing | Raphael Blau | Screenplay |
| Directing | Robert Mulligan | Director |
| Production | Alan J. Pakula | Producer |
| Camera | Haskell B. Boggs | Director of Photography |
| Art | Hilyard M. Brown | Art Direction |
| Art | Grace Gregory | Set Decoration |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Production | Bert McKay | Casting |
| Editing | Aaron Stell | Editor |
| Sound | Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Camera | James Grant | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nellie Manley | Hair Supervisor |
| Directing | Richard Caffey | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Paul Franz | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Charles Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
