Michael Winner bought the rights from the Rank Organisation and took the film to Faye Dunaway, who agreed to star in the leading role. Winner then raised finance from the Cannon Group in February 1982. [8] [9]

VAT" Value Added Tax chargeable under English Law for the time being and any similar additional tax. d)any act or omission of the Auctioneer in the conduct of the Auction or after the Auction; (e) any act or omission of any person other than the Auctioneer. a) the Company cannot guarantee that the internet services will operate continuously or without interruptions and this could affect the conduct of the Online Auction and the Bidders ability to Bid online. The Company shall not be liable in any respect in the event of any dispute due to errors, omissions or disruptions to internet services or power failures or any other unforeseen circumstances which may occur during the Online Auction; If any Lot is not removed by the time specified in condition 9.5 above (or any extension granted under condition 9.6 above), the Buyer must pay to the Auctioneer any costs incurred due to the delayed removal.

c) the timed Online Auction Sale is auto bid extension enabled meaning that where a Bid is placed within ten minutes of the original scheduled close of the timed Online Auction the scheduled close of the timed Online Auction will automatically be extended by an additional ten minutes. This continues with a new scheduled close time each time a Bid is placed until no-one places a Bid before the last scheduled close of the timed Online Auction. Every time a Bid is placed within ten minutes or less left in the Online Auction an additional ten minutes bidding time is added until there are no more Bids. Such time shall then be deemed to be the close of the timed Online Auction.

The Auctioneer may decide whether there is a dispute between Bidders, he may summarily determine the dispute or immediately again offer the Lot for sale, in each case without being required to give a reason.

Each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with this agreement or its subject matter or formation (including no n- contractual disputes or claims). The Auctioneer shall in every other respect decide how the Auction is to be conducted and without being required to give a reason. If the Auctioneer has rescinded the sale but the Buyer has removed the Lot bought, the Auctioneer shall be entitled without previous notice to enter upon any premises where he believes the Lot to be and remove it. c) in the case of a private treaty or tender, when the Bidders Bid is accepted by the Company, such acceptance to be communicated to the Bidder in writing by way of receipt of the Company’s invoice. These General Conditions shall be governed, construed and enforced in accordance with the law of England but: (a) if the Auction is held in Scotland, in accordance with the law of Scotland;