Trivia

Borante Domizlaff, who plays a Nazi Officer, was really a SS Officer during World War II. He was also among those accused of war crimes, specifically the Ardeatine Massacre; like most of the officers accused of that crime, he was acquitted, as only their superior officer Herbert Kappler was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Italian censorship visa # 36203 delivered on 19 December 1961.

Alessandro Blasetti: Director of films, in Cinecittà scene, as himself.

Silvana Mangano: in Cinecittà scene, as herself.

Vittorio Gassman: In Cinecittà scene, as himself.