The film was barely released in the US because the American Legion--an ultra-conservative political organization--demanded that its distributor, Eagle-Lion Pictures, pull it from release (they objected to what they labeled its "anti-Christian" title and the fact that its director, Edward Dmytryk, was accused by the House Un-American Activities Committee of being a Communist) or face a boycott of all of its films. Eagle-Lion retitled the picture "Salt to the Devil", but that didn't mollify the American Legion, so the company pulled the picture.
Award: Prix de la Centrale Catholique du Cinéma.
British censorship legislation at the time did not allow the use of the word Christ in a film's title, so it was released there as "Give Us This Day".