Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis
The film is notable for the deck's realistic pitch-and-toss rolling motion, achieved using an articulated film set that rocked side-to-side in front of a stationary camera. This scenic special effect, which Méliès recreated soon after in his film "Between Calais and Dover" using the same moving platform, allowed for a degree of realism highly unusual for the time. Méliès himself appears in the film as the officer. The film was shot outside in the garden of Méliès's property in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, with painted scenery.