This film was incomplete for decades, due to footage that never made it into the American prints and footage that had been cut due to censorship in German prints. The film was restored to its original length in 1995 by F. W. Murnau Stiftung.
Censorship boards in Germany and Austria forbade teenagers from seeing the film despite no mention of adult-only elements in their review of the film.
The film was released in the United States over three years after its original release in Austria and Germany. An entire reel was edited out of the USA import version of the film, prompting a mixed critical reception in the country.
Commercially and critically successful upon release, the film continues to be one of the most critically-acclaimed Austrian-produced films.
Assuming its copyright has not lapsed already, this film and all others produced in 1924 enters the U.S. public domain in 2020.