Several battalions of Senegalese and Annamite soldiers were mobilized for the battle scenes.
International marketing emphasized the star power of Erich von Stroheim and Orson Welles, even though their roles are limited to cameos.
Finnish censorship visa register # 047103.
Italian censorship visa # 20697 delivered on 19-4-1956.
French visa # 15725 delivered on 24-3-1955.