Original literary source, "Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe", second short story from the book "Die Leute von Sedwyla", written by Gottfried Keller, Braunschweig, 1856.
Two thorough studies of this film by Swiss film historian Hervé Dumont are available in:
- "Travelling" # 48, Winter 1976, p. 3-88
- "Histoire du cinéma suisse. Films de fiction 1896-1965", Cinémathèque suisse, Lausanne, 1987, p. 270, 293-299, ISBN: 2-88267-00-1.
Swiss censorship visa # F12466.