Production įilming began in December 1924 with location shooting in Rome, San Gimignano, and Monte Carlo. Negotiations then led to a shared production agreement for the film between L'Herbier's own company Cinégraphic and Albatros. L'Herbier's ideal choice for the title role was the Russian émigré actor Ivan Mosjoukine who was under contract to the Films Albatros company. When however a proposal was put to him on L'Herbier's behalf to film his novel Il fu Mattia Pascal, he was sufficiently impressed by the film-maker's earlier work to give his enthusiastic agreement.

Since seeing a Paris production of Pirandello's play Sei personnaggi in cerca d'autore, L'Herbier had been eager to collaborate with the author on a film of one of his works, but hitherto Pirandello had been unwilling to give permission for any adaptations because he would not accept the compromises that were asked of him. It was the first film adaptation of Luigi Pirandello's novel Il fu Mattia Pascal. Feu Mathias Pascal ( The late Matthias Pascal) is a 1925 French silent film written and directed by Marcel L'Herbier.

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