The initial location for principal photography was Yugoslavia, but because of concerns over the country's stability after the death of its head of state, Josip Broz Tito, and the fact that the Yugoslavian film industry proved ill-equipped for large-scale film production, the producers elected to move the project to Spain, which was cheaper and where resources were more easily available.
A localización inicial da fotografía principal era Iugoslavia, pero por mor da inestabilidade do país despois da morte do seu xefe de estado, Josip Broz Tito, e o feito de que a industria cinematográfica iugoslava non estaba ben equipada para producións a grande escala, os produtores elixiron mover o proxecto a España, que era máis barata e onde os recursos estaban máis facilmente dispoñibles.