The movie was screened during 1960-1961 and sold 43,647 tickets. It came in 12th out of 58 movies.
The film's screenwriter was Nikos Foskolos, an expert on violent dramas. Late in his career, Foskolos would create the long-running soap operas "I Lampsi" (The Shine, 1991-2005) and Kalimera zoi (Good morning, life, 1993-2006). Both often featured serial killers in subplots.