[1] Nick the Sting was described by Italian film historian and critic Roberto Curti as a "work for hire" for director Fernando Di Leo.

[2] Di Leo commented that film had "quite a good script [...] but it had a couple huge problems: it would cost too much to film as it was written, and badly needed a charismatic lead.

"[2] Nick the Sting was shot at Elios Studio in Rome and on location in Geneve.

[1] Leo recalled that the film did not have a good production, finding Merenda not up to the task as a lead and the script did not come up as well as it had on paper.

[2] Nick the Sting was distributed theatrically in Italy by Interfilm on 29 April 1976.