 The main female role was played by Larisa Guzeyeva, for whom this was a cinematic debut.The film was shot on location in the Upper Volga region, including Kostroma.It features a set of Russian romances written by Bella Akhmadulina, Marina Tsvetaeva and Eldar Ryazanov, composed by Andrey Petrov and Nina Shatskaya and performed by Valentina Ponomaryova.