Cinematographer Roger Deakins has called the arrival of the train in darkness as one of the high points of his career.
According to Andrew Dominik, Brad Pitt's contract stated that the movie's title could not be changed.
Of all the films made about Jesse James, his descendants have claimed that this is the most accurate. They were especially enthusiastic about Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck's performances.
Unlike in most Westerns, the male characters don't wear Stetsons, but the derby and stovepipe hats that were far more prevalent at the time.
Zooey Deschanel: Dorothy Evans, a largely fictional composite of several historical showgirls in Ford's saloon.