 It is one of three films based on Schoenberg works Straub and Huillet directed, the other two being "Einleitung zu Arnold Schoenbergs Begleitmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene ", a short film made directly before "Moses und Aron", and, over two decades later, an adaptation of the one-act comic opera "Von heute auf morgen".The film retains the unfinished nature of the original opera, with the third act consisting of a single shot with no music as Moses delivers a monologue based on Schoenberg's notes.The film was shot on location in Italy and Egypt.