Simona Krainová and Martina Smuková were considered for the part of Olivie, eventually played by Iveta Bartosová.
First version of the screenplay was written in 1972. The reason why it was not filmed back then was that one of the two Sheridan Le Fanu's short stories it was loosely based on was also a basis of then recent TV movie Hostinec U létavého draka (1971).