The film is set during the French intervention in Mexico during the 1860s, and features the battle between Maximilian I of Mexico and Benito Juárez, a theme used in the later 1939 American film Juarez.
Film ini berlatar belakang selama intervensi Prancis di Meksiko selama 1860-an, dan menampilkan pertempuran antara Maximilian I dari Meksiko dan Benito Juárez, tema yang digunakan dalam film Amerika Serikat tahun 1939 Juarez.