Fear Strikes Out poster

Fear Strikes Out

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

7.2(22)19571h 40m2

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

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • based on novel or book
  • boston, massachusetts
  • baseball
  • massachusetts
  • redemption
  • mental breakdown
  • biography
  • based on true story
  • family relationships
  • overbearing father
  • red sox
  • baseball player

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNRRochester, New York, first showing1 Mar 1957
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical24 May 1957
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalG1 Aug 1957
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical28 Mar 1957
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1221 Feb 1958
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical13 Dec 1957
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical12West Germany21 Feb 1958
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical17 Mar 1958
  • MexicoMX

    • Theatrical27 Feb 1958
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical20 Jun 1958
  • PortugalPT

    • Theatrical19 Dec 1957
  • South AfricaZA

    • TheatricalJohannesburg10 Jul 1957
    • TheatricalDurban12 Aug 1957

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Fear Strikes Out was released on 28 March 1957.

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