Premiered the same year as another rare Finnish horror/fantasy, The White Reindeer (1952) which is built around the same themes.
First of two film adaptations of Mika Waltari's plays in 1952, the latter one was Omena putoaa (1963).
Film adaptation of Waltari's play was first planned in 1950 with Hannu Leminen directing, Tauno Palo playing the role of Hannu and Uuno Laakso in the role of Baron Hallberg.
This was the 7th film written by or based on previous material written by Mika Waltari in which Aku Korhonen appeared.