Fear Strikes Out (1957)
This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 1H 40M
Director : Robert Mulligan
Writer : Ted Berkman, Raphael Blau
Synopsis
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
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