An army of workmen built a whole French village that covered sixty acres and was faithfully reproduced down to cobblestone streets and shop windows filled with actual wares. Hundreds of thousands of yards of muslin, satin, brocade, and velvet were required in the making of the gorgeous costumes worn by the cast.
Lewis Stone also appeared in the remake, Scaramouche (1952), but as a different character: Georges de Valmorin, Philippe's father.