Director Aleksey German dissuaded the performer from the role of the traitor Krotov - actor Andrei Boltnev from the role, fearing that this image would harm the perception of the spectators of the image of the hero of the film "My Friend Ivan Lapshin", filmed earlier.
The film "Confrontation" was the last work of the actor Talgat Nigmatulin, who was killed shortly after the shooting.
The city of Nardin (in which the events of the film begin) does not really exist. Under this name is shown the city of Magadan.
The role of journalist Kira Koroleva was performed by the youngest daughter of Julian Semyonov, Olga.
The scene of the seizure of the aircraft was shot in the now closed airport of the city of Novorossiysk.