Several of the actors in the film died in Poland in the Holocaust including: Ajzyk Samberg (Meszulach the Messenger), Samuel Landau (Zalman the Matchmaker), Abraham Kurc (Michael), and Zisze Kac (Mendel).
Some of the songs in the film were performed by Gerszon Sirota, the well-known cantor of the Great Synagogue in Warsaw, who was killed during the Warsaw Ghetto uprising.
Filmed on location in Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, and in Feniks Film Studio in Warsaw.
The film gained new meanings following the Holocaust and in modern times is seen as a symbol of the fate of the Polish Jews.
This film has a 100% rating based on eight critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.