 However they could not find a script they were happy with.In 1976 Maclean's second wife Mary formed a company with producer Peter Snell, Aleelle Productions, who aimed to make movies based on MacLean novels including "Golden Gate", "Bear Island", "The Way to Dusty Death" and "Captain Cook".Film rights were bought by Lew Grade's ITC, who announced in October 1977 that the film version would be part of a slate of films worth $97 million.