 The German version also cuts the scene where Henlein murders two Congolese children and is misleadingly entitled "Katanga", implying the film takes place during the first Congo emergency in 1961–64, when mercenaries like Müller and 'Mad' Mike Hoare were involved.The movie was released in France as "Last Train from Katanga" ().It was the 49th most popular movie of the year in France.