 No studio was interested in financing the film. Richard Attenborough  cited that most of the financing were solicited from: 1. Joseph E.  Levine whom agreed to finance in exchange of Attenborough directing  A Bridge Too Far and Magic. 2. The sale of the ownership share of  The Mousetrap 3. Jake Eberts, a friend of Attenborough. The  remaining of the money were solicited from major companies in  England minus the BBC.