Italian-French painter Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) died in the last year of his life at the age of 36, played by G é rard Philippe. During the filming of this film, Felipe suffered from a fatal disease and died shortly after its release in 1959. He was 36 years old. In addition, this film was directed by Jacques Becker after the sudden death of Max Oph ü ls. Becker also died two years after the film was released.