The reactionary retired military man Theodore is mentioned to have declined a post with Lyautey, who French audiences might have recognized was a real WWI era Army general and colonial administrator, if Theodore had taken the post he could have had a more successful and prosperous career. The reason for declining Lyautey is not made that clear, but it is possible, based on Theodore's comment about his daughter's boyfriend being effeminate, that it was due to the homosexuality of Lyautey which was at the time an open secret.
Award: Victoire du meilleur film français 1950.
Historian Jacques Lourcelles points out that the novelization, usually published soon after a film's release, in this case did not appear until four years later, showing that the film was still being talked about then in France, such was it's impact.
French visa #9237 delivered on 16-8-1950.
Finnish censorship visa register #043567.