 The epilogue closes by stating that Nola Johns was buried at Siam Bend on the Snake River and that Prent rests at her side.Robert Duvall developed the project with Alan Geoffrion then took it to Walter Hill, with whom he had made "" (1993).It was originally meant to be a feature but then was felt it might be easier to raise funds as a TV mini series, so it was taken to AMC.