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
Work Is a Four-Letter Word more interested in having her sweep up the boiler room so he can concentrate on his first love, the mushrooms. Eventually he goes haywire and the film ends with Brose and Betty loading up a pram with mushrooms and escaping. The screenplay was written by Jeremy Brooks who adapted it the play "Eh?" by Henry Livings. It premiered in New York City in 16 October 1966. Livings won an Obie Award for Best Play the same year. David Warner had established a reputation for playing off-beat roles, including the title role in "Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment" (1966) and