Involving 300 actors, 50,000 extras, and 5,000 horsemen, including a number of battle scenes and naval action, it was the most expensive film made until then.
George Washington (1732-1799) was 43 at the start of the Revolutionary War in 1775. The actor depicting him Howard St. John (1905-1972) was 57 when this was film.
Italian censorship visa # 38443 delivered on 29-9-1962.