Louis Aragon was asked by officials of the "Parti Communiste Francais" whom he would recommend as a director for this propaganda film and he proposed Jean Renoir who then directed the film as head of a director's collective.
The film was shown in Paris only in some local cinemas without a censorship visa.
French visa # 36003 delivered on 15-11-1969.
Madeleine Sologne's debut.
Madeleine Sylvain's debut.