In the scene where the crew is temporarily in jail, George Coulouris ("Chippie" the Carpenter) starts to sing "When August suns are shining, and August raindrops fall, the owl..." This is the Manchester Grammar School school song. Coulouris was an alumnus of MGS.
One of the movie posters mis-spells Brigitte Bardot as Birgitte.
As of May 2025, Brigitte Bardot is the last credited cast member still alive.
The ship used was the Agamemnon, built by the Greek government in 1953. Her fate is unknown.