According to an interview with Imre Olvasztó, the casting for Bendegúz' role was held in an orphanage. The casting crew told the children that who kicks the director from behind will get the role. No one believed, only Olvasztó had the courage. After kicking Sándor Mihályfy he was asked why he did that. Olvasztó replied in a polite manner that he wanted to get the role. Mihályfy laughed and hired him.
Among the most popular Hungarian family films, apart from it's satiric theme, and sometimes harsh language.
Based on the 1943 novel by Sándor Rideg, the film itself sets in 1930's rural Hungary.
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