Vanessa's father, actor Michael Redgrave, not only wrote the original screenplay but also starred in a 1959 stage production based on the novel while Vanessa acted in a 1984 version of the same play.

凡妮莎的父亲、演员迈克尔·雷德格雷夫(Michael Redgrave)不仅写了原著剧本，还在1959年小说改编的舞台剧中担任主角，凡妮莎则出演了该戏剧的1984年版。