One of Darryl F Zanuck's last projects for 20th Century Fox. Genevieve Gilles was his protégé and his constant "supervision" onset caused original director Ronald Neame to quit.
Director Jean Negulesco, whose film career had been in the doldrums for some time, accepted the job of director for a salary of $5000 per week. He later claimed he did it as a favor to Darryl F. Zanuck and hinted that Genevieve Gilles had been very difficult to direct, mostly because she had no acting experience. Asked how long the filming would go on after numerous delays and problems, he reminded his interviewer of his salary and murmured, "I hope for ever". However, he never made another movie. It was a huge flop.
While filming on the Riviera, Michael Crawford and Geneviève Gilles were requested to stay off the beach in their free time. Both have freckles that come out with the sun and disturbed the lighting cameraman who had to match up the various days' shots.
Last shown on UK television April 1976.
Michael Crawford had done very well for himself in British films throughout the second half of the 1960s, especially in the movies of director Richard Lester. However, when Hollywood took him up, he suffered a severe career downturn - "Hello, Dolly!" was generally regarded as a great disappointment, and this movie as nothing less than a disaster. In his autobiography, Crawford described having had a terrible time making it (he had an especially acrimonious relationship with co-star Curt Jurgens) and blamed it for essentially ending his days as a film star - although he had enormous TV and stage successes.