Andy Griffith was announced as part of the cast, but he became ill, and was replaced by Keith Carradine.
The book indicates that the story took place in Georgia. The book also indicates that Delano is a fictitious town.
Filmed in Chester County, South Carolina.
The South Carolina state house is used as the exterior of the state house in the film.
Although the state where Delano is located is never revealed, one might believe it is in South Carolina, since the shots of the inside of the State House, show palmetto trees in the lobby. The palmetto tree is the state tree of South Carolina.