Mark Clem read the opening monologue from The Godfather (1972) at his audition for the role of Quintin McCall.
Premiered at the 2013 Louisville International Festival of Film.
Production was afflicted by significant flooding and one night a tornado struck base camp. Producer Paul Straw has remarked that the movie lost two or three locations due to rising waters during the spring of 2011.
Young Winston is played by Blake Loomis, the younger brother of Gregory P. Loomis, who plays grown-up Winston.
While largely filmed in southern Indiana, some scenes were filmed in Los Angeles, CA, and scenes that were later deleted featuring a flashback to the Civil War were filmed in Uniontown, KY.