Lino Ventura (Theo Dumas or Dudu) is presented as a boxing champion of Europe at the beginning of the movie. He was actually champion of Europe of Greco-Roman wrestling in 1950.
One of the top 5 grossing movie of its year in France.
The film was shot in South-East Spain as insurers refused it to be filmed in North Africa due to the unstable situation in Algeria at the time.
Visa de Contrôle Cinématographique N° 23.761.