the composer of the music of the film henri betti plays his own role. during a scene, there is a barrel organ that plays the melody of the songs "c'est si bon" (1947), "mais qu’est-ce que j’ai ?" (1947), "maître pierre" (1948) and "rien dans les mains, rien dans les poches" (1948). these songs were composed by henri betti and sung by yves montand.