Curiosidades

Final film of director William Wyler.

Author Jesse Hill Ford based the story on an actual event and people in his town. Many people in Humboldt were not happy after the novel was published and felt betrayed, especially after the film gave the story wider circulation.

Henry Fonda had to turn down the lead role, due to scheduling conflicts on Ninho de Cobras (1970).

Lola Falana receives an "introducing" credit here, but she had three credited feature film roles in pictures released from 1966-67, including the lead in O Colt que não Perdoa (1967).

Stirling Silliphant was brought in at a cost of $200,000 to do a screenplay rewrite.