Trivia

Petra Cernocká auditioned the part of Marcela, eventually played by Helena Vondrácková.

Blazena Vrzalová's debut.

A building that was demolished two days after filming was used for the scenes with the burning house.

All the songs for the film were originally supposed to be composed by Jindrich Brabec, but he was banned for his involvement in 1968. As a form of silent protest, writers changed a surname of the protagonist, who is a songwriter, to Brabec.