It was in competition at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival, where John Kitzmiller received the Best Actor award for his role as Sgt. Jim.
First Slovenian movie ever released on Blu Ray by The Slovenian Cinematheque.
The music for the film was written by the composer Marjan Kozina. He won the Golden Arena for Best Film Music for it on Pula Film Festival.
The film was selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
Director France Stiglic was the first Slovenian director ever to be nominated for the Golden Palm. He was nominated for this film.
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