This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1994.
One of the 50 films in the 4-disk boxed DVD set called "Treasures from American Film Archives (2000)", compiled by the National Film Preservation Foundation from 18 American film archives. This film was preserved by the Museum of Modern Art.
A complete village was built near the Inceville studios and then burned down for the climax of the film.
A pitched battle results in Henley's death, the expulsion of the faithful, and the immolation of the church - in one of the film's many powerful images, Faith weeps over her brother's corpse in the foreground, while behind, smoke boils and hurtles, wind-whipped, from the isolated figure of the burning house of worship.
The final sequence is undoubtedly what propelled the film to eventual inclusion on America's prestigious National Film Registry in 1994. "Killin' mad, and with a gun in each hand!"
The final sequence is undoubtedly what propelled the film to eventual inclusion on America's prestigious National Film Registry in 1994. "Killin' mad, and with a gun in each hand!"