Filmed between November 11, 1942 and mid-February 1943, the movie didn't premiere until April 5, 1946 at the Strand Theater in Manhattan. It is widely believed that the release was delayed while Olivia de Havilland, after completing Se non ci fossimo noi donne (1943) on loan to RKO, successfully sued Warner Bros. to terminate her contract without providing the studio an extra six months to make up for her time on suspension. Another explanation is that its release was delayed because it was a costume drama and, while likely to do well in the USA, would be impossible to market on the war torn side of the Atlantic. It is somewhat doubtful Warner Bros would have shelved an expensive film like this, purely to spite an actress who was in litigation with the studio. However, that explanation begs the question: why would the studio go ahead and make the film in the first place if they knew it would not sell overseas and they would realistically have to shelve it until the end of the war - which in 1942, could not be foreseen.

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