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Fear Strikes Out

1957 · 100 min

A tense, earnest portrait of a man pushed to breaking point, watching his struggle for selfhood is emotionally draining but ultimately hopeful.

Directed by: Robert Mulligan
Genres: Drama
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore

Tagline: This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…
Overview: True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.

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Directed by: Robert Mulligan
Genres: Drama
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
obsession
identity
madness
redemption
Places: big city
small town
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
Written by: Raphael Blau, Ted Berkman
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore, Adam Williams, Perry Wilson, Peter J. Votrian, Richard Bull, Morgan Jones
Music: Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography: Haskell B. Boggs
Runtime: 100 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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