United States / Mar 01, 1957 / NR / Rochester, New York, first showing
This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Morgan Jones | Sandy Allen (uncredited) |
| Edd Byrnes | Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited) |
| Brian G. Hutton | Bernie Sherwill (uncredited) |
| Bart Burns | Joe Cronin (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Fear Strikes Out |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 28 marzo 1957 |
| Production | Alan J. Pakula |
| Writer | Ted Berkman, Raphael Blau |
| Casting | Bert McKay |
| Editing | Aaron Stell |
| Cinematography | Haskell B. Boggs, James Grant |
| Assistant directors | Richard Caffey, Robert Mulligan |
| Camera operators | Haskell B. Boggs, James Grant |
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| Additional photography | Haskell B. Boggs, James Grant |
| Production design | Grace Gregory, Hal Pereira, Hilyard M. Brown, Sam Comer |
| Art direction | Hal Pereira, Hilyard M. Brown, Grace Gregory, Sam Comer |
| Set decoration | Grace Gregory, Sam Comer, Hal Pereira, Hilyard M. Brown |
| Music | Elmer Bernstein, Charles Grenzbach, Paul Franz |
| Sound | Elmer Bernstein, Charles Grenzbach, Paul Franz |
| Costume design | Edith Head, Nellie Manley, Wally Westmore |
| Makeup | Edith Head, Nellie Manley, Wally Westmore |
| Hairstyling | Edith Head, Nellie Manley, Wally Westmore |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Canada / Mar 28, 1957
United Kingdom / May 24, 1957
South Africa / Jul 10, 1957 / Johannesburg
Australia / Aug 01, 1957 / G
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France / Dec 13, 1957
Portugal / Dec 19, 1957
Sweden / Jan 30, 1958 / 15
Finland / Feb 21, 1958 / K-12
Germany / Feb 21, 1958 / 12 / West Germany
Mexico / Feb 27, 1958
Italy / Mar 17, 1958
Netherlands / Jun 20, 1958
Spain / Oct 19, 1964 / Madrid
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