The film was originally agreed to be a Japanese-Soviet co-production, and finally became an independent production by the Moscow Film Studio.
The tampering with the territorial mark of the Wusuli River basin originally belonged to China and named in Chinese in the film can be seen everywhere in the original work "Investigation to the Xihuote Mountains in 1902-1906". In this regard, Wind Man also expressed dissatisfaction and worry. He admitted that there are many places where the film and history are inconsistent with the facts.
When the film was shown in Italy, the copy was cut for 20 minutes by the Moscow Film Studio, which made Wind Man furious, announcing that he had not agreed to cut the 20 minutes and it was the Soviets. He claimed that he no longer wanted to work with the Soviets. Because they lacked a kind of " sympathy for this great Soviet figure"
In 1977, the film was banned by the Hong Kong Electricity Procuratorate on the grounds that the Soviet Union disrupted the relationship between Hong Kong and neighboring areas. It was only allowed to be screened at the Hong Kong Electricity Procuratorate in 1979 when it was submitted to the Electricity Procuratorate for review by the "First Screening Room".
