The main character is intended to be a critical portrait of the infamous Italian director Gualtiero Jacopetti. Cavara and Jacopetti had previously worked together on two controversial mondo movies, A Dog's Life (1962) and Women of the World (1963).
In 1969, American International Pictures distributed this film in the USA dubbed in English (retitled "The Wild Eye") on a double bill with Hell's Belles (1969).
Won some awards including the Moscow Film Festival and allegedly received a 35 minute ovation.