In his autobiography, Bradford Dillman says that he only took the role so he could bring his wife Suzy Parker on a trip to the Orient.
When filming was being conducted at Golden Harvest's Hong Kong studios, the picture had two working titles: ''The Amsterdam Killing'' and ''Kill Him in Amsterdam''.
The movie ''...is supposedly a remake of 'Jumping Ash' (1976) [See: Jumping Ash (1976)] which is considered the first film of the Hong Kong New Wave and was a breakthrough for director Ronny Yu'' according Andrew Pragasam in his review at 'The Spinning Image' website. That film's synopsis at the Internet Movie Database reads: ''The battle between two gangs starts off in Amsterdam, where one of the gang leaders is murdered.''
Star Robert Mitchum had recently headlined another Asian set crime picture in the Orient which was the Japan-set The Yakuza (1974).
Cast members, Leslie Nielsen and Bradford Dillman, both previously appeared in both The Plainsman (1966) and The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler (1971).