Fear Strikes Out
- Original title
- Fear Strikes Out
- Year
- 1957
- Running time
- 100 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Anthony Perkins
- Karl Malden
- Norma Moore
- Adam Williams
- Perry Wilson
- Peter J. Votrian
- Edd Byrnes
- Brian G. Hutton
- Don McGuire
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- Music
- Cinematography
Haskell B. Boggs (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Biography. Sports. Baseball. Psychological Drama
- Synopsis
- 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?
- Awards
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1957: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director
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