 Wynter called it her favourite of all her films, being an unresolved love story.Though originally planned to be filmed in Britain with Jean Simmons as the female lead, "The Sixth of June" (the working title of the film) was made on the Fox backlot with naval scenes filmed at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, featuring the hospital ship USS Haven (AH-12), whilst the beach landing was made at Point Dume California.Before the days of computer-generated imagery director Henry Koster had to make his landing look convincing on his limited budget with two LCVPs and eighty soldiers.