Kelvin Harrison Jr. practiced the violin 7 days a week, 6 hours a day for 5 months in preparation for this role.
Principal photography began on September 7, 2021, in Prague, Czech Republic, and ended in November 2021.
It is based on the life of the titular French-Caribbean musician Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
Chevalier had its world premiere at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2022. Originally set to be released by Searchlight Pictures in theaters on April 7, 2023, the date was pushed back to April 21, 2023, and its on-demand release came on June 16, 2023.
Chevalier had its world premiere at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2022, and was released in the United States by Searchlight Pictures on April 21, 2023.