Anecdotes

The original film was followed by a sequel, Golden Swallow again with 'Pei-pei Cheng' but with 'Yu Wang' as the lead actor.

Jackie Chan is rumoured to have appeared as one of the child singers near the beginning of the film. Lead actress Pei-Pei Cheng denied this in the audio commentary to the Hong Kong DVD release of the film. Still, the film is listed among Chan's acting credits on his official website and autobiography.

The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards

Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.

Yueh Hua is dubbed.