Man on a Tightrope circus safely escape only to be told that Cernik has paid with his life. Obeying his dying wish, Zama orders the troupe to march on to their next performance. Shot on location in Bavaria, Germany, authentic acts were used, and the entire Brumbach Circus was employed for the production. The original plot to escape in small increments across the border was the actual means used by the Circus Brumbach in their escape. Man on a Tightrope Man on a Tightrope is a 1953 American film directed by Elia Kazan, starring Fredric March, Terry Moore and Gloria Grahame. It was entered
Letter to a Priest wishing to be parachuted into France to aid the French Resistance. Letter to a Priest "Letter to a Priest" () is a letter containing thirty-five, "expressions of opinion on matters concerning Catholic faith, dogma and institutions", by the French religious and social philosopher and mystic Simone Weil. It was first published in 1951 by Gallimard, and an English edition followed in 1953. It has since been republished several times in book form. Weil: ""When I read The Catechism of the Council of Trent, it seems as though I had nothing in common with the religion there set forth. [...] I