Louis Salou had a lot of trouble with the scene where he had to slap Micheline Presle. He found it abhorrent to hit a woman and the scene was redone countless times as he couldn't bring himself to hit her hard enough. When the scene was finally done, he reportedly broke down, shaking and crying.
Shot and released shortly after the liberation of France and the end of World War 2, and featuring a strong patriotic message, the film was the 12th most successful film of 1945 in France, with over three million tickets sold.
First film of Howard Vernon.
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