The movie was placed on the Catholic Church's "condemned list."
At the end of the movie, viewers may be puzzled by the King's lamenting that his daughters have run away from him, and by Madame Du Barry's friend's insistence that she not touch the King. The reason is that Louis XV died of smallpox. However, the word is never mentioned in the movie, nor does the King's face exhibit any smallpox rash or pustules.
Extra guards were posted on the set to watch over the valuable jewelry and antiques used in the film.
This film's earliest documented telecast took place in Boston Wednesday 28 November 1956 on WBZ (Channel 4); it first aired in Salt Lake City Sunday 16 December 1956 on KUTV (Channel 2), in Sacramento CA Monday 31 December 1956 on KCRA (Channel 3), and in Portland OR Friday 4 January 1957 on KLOR (Channel 12).