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Fear Strikes Out

1957·1h 40m·Approved
DramaBiographySport
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
2,294 votes

True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.

Fear Strikes Out is a 1957 drama biography movie directed by Robert Mulligan, starring Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 2,294 votes and runs 1h 40m.

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Director
Robert Mulligan
Stars
Anthony Perkins
Karl Malden
Norma Moore
Adam Williams
Details
1957-03-28
100 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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