Despite having a great part of Spanish actors and being set in Spain (more exactly in Sevilla, Andalusia), the movie was filmed in the English language. None of the Spanish actors dubbed themselves for the Spanish version.
Film based on the acclaimed 1995 novel by Spanish writer Arturo Pérez-Reverte "La Piel del Tambor" (literally, "The Skin of the Drum").
First movie where Franco Nero plays Pope. He played him again (a different character) in The Pope's Exorcist (2023), since that the movie set in the 80s.
Relased on October 21, 2022 in Spain, it was re-released in cinemas in April 21, 2023.
Reunites Richard Armitage with Will Keen after the TV series The Impressionists (2006). Armitage played the young Claude Monet and Keen played Paul Cézanne.