Antun Nalis was born in Zadar, which was part of Austria-Hungary at the time.
In the film he played an Ustasha colonel and in the break between shooting he went to the store to buy groceries, forgetting to change his clothes.
Not discouraged by the incident, Nalis continued with his career, appearing in many classics of 1950s and 1960s Croatian and Yugoslav cinema.
After playing villains in his early career, in this period Nalis established himself in comedic roles in both film and television.
[1] Gradually he built a reputation as one of the most recognisable and dependable character actors.