Fear Strikes Out
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Fear Strikes Out is a 1957 biographical sports drama film about baseball player Jimmy Piersall’s struggle with mental illness, starring Anthony Perkins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fear Strikes Out canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6412433 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fear Strikes Out Context triple: [Anthony Perkins, performedIn, Fear Strikes Out]
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A.
Sudden Fear
Sudden Fear is a 1952 film noir thriller starring Joan Crawford and Jack Palance, centered on a wealthy playwright who discovers her new husband’s murderous intentions.
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B.
Great Fear
The Great Fear was a widespread rural panic and wave of peasant uprisings across France in the summer of 1789, driven by rumors of aristocratic plots and contributing to the radicalization of the early French Revolution.
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C.
Panic
"Panic" is a film featuring Neve Campbell, known for her roles in suspense and thriller movies.
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D.
Panic
"Panic" is a 1995 concert work for alto saxophone, jazz drum kit, and orchestra by British composer Harrison Birtwistle, known for its intense, ritualistic character and controversial premiere at the Last Night of the Proms.
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E.
The Fear
"The Fear" is a pop song by English singer-songwriter Lily Allen that critiques consumerism and celebrity culture with satirical lyrics over a catchy, upbeat production.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fear Strikes Out Target entity description: Fear Strikes Out is a 1957 biographical sports drama film about baseball player Jimmy Piersall’s struggle with mental illness, starring Anthony Perkins.
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A.
Sudden Fear
Sudden Fear is a 1952 film noir thriller starring Joan Crawford and Jack Palance, centered on a wealthy playwright who discovers her new husband’s murderous intentions.
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B.
Great Fear
The Great Fear was a widespread rural panic and wave of peasant uprisings across France in the summer of 1789, driven by rumors of aristocratic plots and contributing to the radicalization of the early French Revolution.
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C.
Panic
"Panic" is a film featuring Neve Campbell, known for her roles in suspense and thriller movies.
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D.
Panic
"Panic" is a 1995 concert work for alto saxophone, jazz drum kit, and orchestra by British composer Harrison Birtwistle, known for its intense, ritualistic character and controversial premiere at the Last Night of the Proms.
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E.
The Fear
"The Fear" is a pop song by English singer-songwriter Lily Allen that critiques consumerism and celebrity culture with satirical lyrics over a catchy, upbeat production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Fear Strikes Out (autobiography) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor |
Al Hirshberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jimmy Piersall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Loyal Griggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depictsOrganization | Boston Red Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Robert Mulligan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Al Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s American cinema ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ sports drama ⓘ |
| leadActorPlays | Anthony Perkins as Jimmy Piersall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jimmy Piersall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early Hollywood depiction of mental illness in sports ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | mental illness ⓘ |
| producer | Alan J. Pakula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957-03-20 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 100 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Raphael Blau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ted Berkman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Boston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ baseball stadiums ⓘ |
| sportDepicted | baseball ⓘ |
| starring |
Adam Williams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anthony Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Malden NERFINISHED ⓘ Norma Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Perry Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Jimmy Piersall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportingActorPlays | Karl Malden as John Piersall ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fear Strikes Out Description of subject: Fear Strikes Out is a 1957 biographical sports drama film about baseball player Jimmy Piersall’s struggle with mental illness, starring Anthony Perkins.
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