Silvana Mangano was initially chosen as the leading lady for the film (she had signed a contract with Lux Film for the sum of one million lire), but was forced to abandon the project because she was pregnant at the time.
Ciociaria, the Italian area where the story is set, is the part of Italy where the later Two Women with Sophia Loren was also set. (In Italian, the title of the later film is La Ciociara, The Woman from Ciociaria)
Debut of actress Lucia Bosè.
The acclaimed cinematographer Otello Martelli was contracted to work on the film but had to drop out because of contradicting schedules.