Fear Strikes Out

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

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

Director

Robert Mulligan

Screenplay

Ted Berkman

Screenplay

Raphael Blau

Music

Elmer Bernstein

Status

Released

Release date

28/03/1957

Original language

English