Paul Almond replaced Silvio Narizzano as the film's director. Reportedly, the former was let go after about a week of principal photography.
After Paul Almond took over the directorial duties, the script was rewritten on a daily basis, making most of the plot points moot by the end of the film.
''Lenin's Tomb'' and ''Red Square'' were recreated on an empty lot by the St. Lawrence Seaway. Only the front of the tomb was built and the department store in the distant was a painted flat.
The name of the intelligence agency was the KGB.