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

1957

1h 40m

7.2(22 votes)

Drama

Overview

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

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Anthony Perkins

Jimmy Piersall

Karl Malden

John Piersall

Norma Moore

Mary Piersall

Adam Williams

Doctor Brown

Perry Wilson

Mrs. John Piersall

Peter J. Votrian

Jim Piersall as a Boy

Richard Bull

Reporter Slade (uncredited)

Morgan Jones

Sandy Allen (uncredited)

Edd Byrnes

Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)

Brian G. Hutton

Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Mulligan
Written by: Ted Berkman
Raphael Blau
Produced by: Alan J. Pakula

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