Italian censorship visa # 80856 delivered on 6 September 1985.
Italian film historian and critic Roberto Curti wrote that the film was "ravaged" by critics and had disappointing box office returns.
Giuliano Gemma spoke negatively about the film after its release, stating that the idea of making the film was good and that he was "delighted to accept it, but I think that, first of all, they made a mistake by choosing to adapt that story, Il signore dell'abisso, because there are such better ones in the series and [several] less difficult to turn into a film."
The planned television series of the film was never made.