Even though the rest are credited, Alan Alda is the only regular actor who appears in this episode. This is also the only episode of the series to only feature one main character.
This episode is known as a bottle episode, wherein events take place in as few sets as possible to save money.
Hawkeye references "The Ox-Bow Incident" (1943) when speaking to the ox. Co-star Harry Morgan (Col. Sherman Potter) played a significant role in the film.
The Sol & Sol Deli that Hawkeye talks about was a real establishment on Palisade Avenue in Englewood, New Jersey that Alan Alda frequented while living in nearby Leonia.
Throughout the episode, Alan Alda is the only one to speak lines in English. No other English speaking cast members were present.