The scene where Cinderella (Gemma Craven) is seen swinging on a chair surrounded by climbing flowers while she is in exile is a direct reference to the well-known painting "The Swing" by Jean-Honore Fragonard, a famous French artist who was praised for his use of color. Details of Cinderella's costume and setting are similar to Fragonard's painting, right down to the color of her dress and the style of her hat.
Over three hundred costumes were made for this movie.
Over eight hundred girls were considered for the part of Cinderella, and around one hundred fifty were interviewed before Gemma Craven was picked.
Ironically received its most publicity in recent decades by being spotlighted in Frost/Nixon (2008), as the real movie whose premiere Producer David Frost (Michael Sheen) is attending (while his problems with the Nixon interviews are escalating).