[2] The film won two Nastro d'Argento Awards, for best actor (Giancarlo Giannini) and for best score.

Built by Arab architects, it is said that by shouting three times inside, the whole building will collapse, leaving no escape for the enemies.

The crazy love between the two is consumed in the room, until her parents, who have smelled their daughter's feelings for the Marquis, force her to leave the palace to return to their home.

The Marquis chases her, tells her that he will wait for her in the sirocco room, and from there he will take her with him to Paris, after having mocked her fascist pursuers.

The Marquis, in a delirium, seems to hear the voice of the young woman, his love screams at her three times, and the palace collapses on him.