Co-star Walter Slezak, who played a French restaurateur in the film, was a gourmet cook and often treated the cast and crew to French cuisine.
The bed sheet that Leslie Caron "wears" in one scene cost over $2,000 since it had to be dyed, tailored and fitted for the actress.
This was the final film to be shot by famed director of photography Leo Tover, ending a career of almost 40 years. He passed away at the age of only 64. This film was released posthumously.
Walter Slezak won a Tony Award for his work in the Broadway musical FANNY, an adaptation of the Pagnol film. When the material was again adapted into a non-musical film, Leslie Caron played the title role, and Charles Boyer played Cesar.
Dorothy Keller's debut.