Valéry Inkijinoff was a friend and classmate of Vsevolod Pudovkin at Moscow film school and the film was conceived with him in the lead part.
Included among the '1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die', edited by Steven Jay Schneider.
In a scene in the British barracks, a soldier is shown reading a magazine. On the back cover is an advertisement for "Bird's Custard." This was and is a real product, an egg-free imitation custard powder. It was first created by Alfred Bird in 1837 and is still manufactured and available for purchase as of 2023.
The film had it's U.S. premiere at the Cameo Theatre on Broadway on 5 September 1930.
(New York Sun, 5 September 1930)
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