This documentary took two years to make.
Dan Klores was inspired to make this documentary by an article on the Pugachs in The New York Times.
William Kuntsler, who was Burt's defense lawyer at one point, also represented prisoners involved in the Attica prison uprising of 1971.
One of his friends, Bob Janoff, in reference to Burt Pugach (and his having Linda Riss blinded, etc.) mentions that everyone deserves a second chance and that even Hitler had friends. Ironically, Pugach and Hitler were both born on April 20th.