 Filming started in Manziana in August 1977.Barilli and producer Tommaso Dazzi often argued on set as Barilli shot scenes that were not in the script, which Barilli did not care for as he wanted to shoot the film the way he wanted to.The film had an unusual setting, which film historian Roberto Curti described as "one-of-a-kind work" that did not into the mold of a gothic, "giallo", or psychological drama but encompassed elements of all the genres.