The Broadway production of "The Rape of the Belt" by Benn W. Levy opened at the Martin Beck Theater in New York on November 5, 1960 and ran for 9 performances. Benn W. Levy wrote the stage play and the teleplay for the filmed adaptation.
Philip Bosco was nominated for the 1961 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Drama for "The Rape of the Belt" for his role as Heracles.