 There were originally three versions of this film, one in French, one in  English, and one in German. It is not known if the German version still  exists, but it is stated in at least two classic film books that there were  three versions at one time. Chaliapin starred in all of them, but several of  the cast members were replaced. Identical sets and props were used for all  the versions, and all three versions used the same script, although it was  translated into the three languages for each country.