Daniel Olbrychski revealed that his casting in this film was by improvisation. "Once when I was in Hungary, I ran out of money and had to get it urgently. I found out that Miklós Jancsó was filming, and approached him to see if he could give me a role, since I was in trouble. 'Of course! Get on the horse and play the violin!' - 'Yes? But won't the horse get scared and run away?' - 'You're right! Then we surround you with naked girls who dance around you, and then the horse stays still.' This became the legendarily difficult-to-decipher symbol and beautiful moving image of Égi bárány," concluded Olbrychski.