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While in the time period the film takes place, Frank Nitti is the boss of the Chicago outfit. His un [...]	D
Maguire's crime scene photography work is based on Arthur "Weegee" Fellig, a famous crime scene phot [...]	D
Originally set for a Christmas, award-contention release until Sam Mendes asked for more time. Inste [...]	D
According to author Max Allan Collins, real-life gangsters John and Connor Looney's names were chang [...]	D
Producer Dean Zanuck had never seen a graphic novel before, until he was pitched the idea of "Road t [...]	D
Tom Hanks and cinematographer Conrad L. Hall asked Sam Mendes to tone down the violent excesses of t [...]	D
Sam Mendes: [Water marks the event of a death]	D
The lake house in Michigan was reconstructed from existing foundations, and then taken down after th [...]	D
The piano piece that Paul Newman and Tom Hanks play at the opening funeral was performed by them.	D
According to author Max Allan Collins, the "Road to Perdition" graphic novel was an American homage [...]	D
When Michael kills Rooney in the street, Thomas Newman's 'Ghosts' is the music that plays during the [...]	D
Originally a Steven Spielberg property, though Spielberg never actively pursued it as a definite pro [...]	D
Sam Mendes confessed that Paul Newman walked on his hands between takes to amuse the crew on the set [...]	D
The scene where John Rooney (Paul Newman) and Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks) are playing the piano tog [...]	D
The movie is dedicated to cinematographer Conrad L. Hall; it was his final feature film. He would po [...]	D
In the reverse shots of Michael Sullivan, Jr., when he's being driven through the snowy town by his [...]	D
The diner where Michael (Tom Hanks) and Maguire (Jude Law) meet was bought on the internet by produc [...]	D
The movie is loosely based on actual events, and a real enforcer for mobster John Looney, who was be [...]	D
Tyler Hoechlin won his part after a nationwide casting call that encompassed over 2,000 young actors [...]	D
The film was falsely speculated to be a remake of Kozure Ã”kami: Ko wo kashi ude kashi tsukamatsu [...]	D
Sam Mendes claimed that Tom Hanks performed the scene in which Sullivan outdraws the gun at the spea [...]	D
One of the historic filming locations, St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Beecher, Illinois, (the white, [...]	D
Tom Sizemore was strongly considered to play Al Capone, as was Alfred Molina.	D
This film takes place in the winter of 1931. It was in the fall of that year that Al Capone and Fran [...]	D
In a deleted scene, an angry and sickly Al Capone was featured in a meeting with Maguire and John Ro [...]	D
CiarÃ¡n Hinds & Daniel Craig starred together in Munich (2005)	D
Frank Nitti's office is based on the office of Jeffrey Katzenberg.	D
Both John and Connor Rooney foreshadow the accidental killing of Peter Sullivan instead of Michael. [...]	D
The bead of sweat that rolls down Tom Hanks' face during his first encounter with Jude Law, though s [...]	D
Temperatures occasionally dropped to -30 degrees Fahrenheit (-34.4 degrees Celsius) while filming to [...]	D
The photographs shown in Harlen Maguire's (Jude Law's) apartment also appear in a book by Lucy Sante [...]	D
The iconic shot of the Sullivans' car driving into Chicago involved 120 period cars on a quiet Sunda [...]	D
One day, when cinematographer Conrad L. Hall was setting up a shot of Paul Newman, Hall looked throu [...]	D
Paul Newman was unanimously the producers' first choice for the part of John Rooney.	D
Jude Law hated his appearance for the film, and insisted on wearing a cap every time he wasn't on ca [...]	D
The film unites Dylan Baker and CiarÃ¡n Hinds who are known for playing the same role in different [...]	D
As Maguire approaches the Geneva Hotel with a shotgun under his coat, a small grocery store can be s [...]	D
Prior to the brief travel scene along the "Road to Perdition", with Michael Sullivan, Jr. (Tyler Hoe [...]	D
Tom Hanks's son Chet Hanks has said this is his favorite performance and film of his dad. "In every [...]	D
Up until the killing in the warehouse, Michael Sullivan, Jr. (Tyler Hoechlin) has little access to h [...]	D
Jennifer Jason Leigh (Annie Sullivan) and Jude Law (Harlan Maguire) previously started in eXistenZ ( [...]	D
The film is set in 1931, and costume designer Albert Wolsky had real trouble finding distinctive clo [...]	D
Jennifer Jason Leigh (Annie Sullivan) is the half-sister of Mina Badie, who plays the waitress servi [...]	D
Frank Nitti was a chain smoker, so Stanley Tucci had to get through approximately eighty cigarettes [...]	D
In order to court Paul Newman to appear in the film, Sam Mendes paid the actor a visit at his apartm [...]	D
The whole cast and crew were very nervous when it came to Paul Newman's first day on set. Ironically [...]	D
Due to stereotyping issues, Stanley Tucci generally avoided roles in gangster movies. However, the p [...]	D
To create a villain that could challenge the physically imposing Tom Hanks, director Sam Mendes want [...]	D
Paul Newman had an assist with his accent from Irish writer Frank McCourt, the author of "Angela's A [...]	D
For the bank robbery sequences, Tyler Hoechlin (Michael Sullivan, Jr.) had to learn to drive, someth [...]	D
After his success with his directorial debut "American Beauty (1999)," Sam Mendes was the flavor of [...]	D
One of the locations for one of the bank robberies was physically perfect, but the wrong way around. [...]	D
This is the only Sam Mendes movie not listed on Movie Insider.	D
Maguire (Jude Law) is not in the original graphic novel. He is a creation of writer David Self.	D
Make-up artist Daniel C. Striepeke's first instruction to the cast was to stay out of the sun as muc [...]	D
Robson Green was considered for a role.	D
Sam Mendes: As one of John Rooney's bodyguards in the rainy shoot-out towards the end of the film.	D
Final on-screen/live-action feature film appearance by Paul Newman.	D
Sam Mendes and Conrad L. Hall sought to give the film the look of the works of artist Edward Hopper.	D
Jude Law worked with a magician to learn how to lace a coin through his fingers; a trick he performs [...]	D
A major difference between the graphic novel and film is that in the book, Michael Sullivan Jr. can [...]	D
Tom Hanks wore a bit of makeup for this film -- most notably a prosthetic nose -- to make his charac [...]	D
Anthony LaPaglia filmed a scene in which he played Al Capone, but it was decided to leave Capone off [...]	D
The film cast includes two Oscar winners: Tom Hanks and Paul Newman; and four Oscar nominees: Jude L [...]	D
Apart from the historical characters, Frank Nitti and Al Capone, none of the gangsters who are menti [...]	D

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