[1] [2] It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location off the coast of Split in Croatia.

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.

[3] Tom and Tim escape from a Tunisian prison where they were doing hard labour after being arrested following a brawl and not having correct identity documents.

They board a luxury yacht and encounter Lucienne and her father Thomas Cay.

Tom impersonates a man called Pitt who is engaged to Lucienne and she, taking a liking to him, plays along.