The scenario was based on a novel of Henry Dupuis-Mazuel "Le miracle des loups", published in 1924.

[6] The première was at the Paris Opéra and was attended by the President of France, the Premier and many other distinguished persons.

[2][7] In Spain it was known as El milagro de los lobos,[8] and in Italy as Il Miracolo dei lupi.

[2] The film turned its eye on a moment of French glory, the late 15th century, when a sense of national unity had yet to be forged.

[12] It was highly praised by the intelligentsia in France, for its realism, but it was derisively treated by American critics.