The film gave rise to protests in Belgium, mainly from certain members of the Flemish community. It went as far as an interpellation at the Chamber of Deputies in order to have the film banned in Belgium. The request was rejected; nevertheless, it was banned in the city of Bruges.
This was the second non-fiction cinema film to be shown on British television (on 7 October 1938).
Re-released in France in 1951.
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Grand Prix du Cinéma Français 1936.