Ce sont les parents de l'actrice qui ont exige ces fiancailles, a defaut du mariage, pour epargner la reputation de leur fille en Allemagne.
Alain Delon and Romy Schneider became engaged on March 22, 1959, after meeting in 1958 on the set of the film *Christine*. Schneider was already a star in Germany, while Delon was a novice actor. The engagement was reportedly insisted upon by Schneider's parents to protect her reputation in Germany.
