The first film that Sir Charles Chaplin made in the UK after his exile from America, and his last leading role in a movie.
Before coming up with the idea for this film, Sir Charles Chaplin had thought of two ideas that he eventually decided against. One was the idea of reviving The Little Tramp (because he realized that the appeal to the tramp was his flexibility), and the other was reviving Verdoux from Monsieur Verdoux (1947) (his wife and assistant strongly argued against it.)
Penultimate film for Sir Charles Chaplin, and his first in five years since Luzes da Ribalta (1952). Chaplin's last film would not be for another ten years with A Condessa de Hong Kong (1967).
Not released in the United States until 1972.