▁C ows lip ▁ ▁Zero ▁Most el ▁as ▁Ke ha ar ▁ ▁Harry ▁Andrew s ▁as ▁General ▁W ound wort ▁ ▁Hann ah ▁Gordon ▁as ▁Hy zent hl ay ▁ ▁N ig el ▁Haw th or ne ▁as ▁Campion ▁ ▁Lyn n ▁Far le igh ▁as ▁Tab ▁the ▁cat ▁ ▁Cl if ton ▁Jones ▁as ▁Black av ar ▁ ▁D erek ▁Griff ith s ▁as ▁Ver v ain ▁and ▁Ch erv il ▁ ▁Michael ▁H ord ern ▁as ▁Fr ith ▁ ▁J oss ▁A ck land ▁as ▁the ▁Black ▁Rab bit ▁ ▁Mich elle ▁Price ▁as ▁Lucy ▁ ▁Production ▁Film ▁rights ▁were ▁purchased ▁by ▁producer ▁Martin ▁Rosen . ▁He ▁did ▁this ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁a ▁merchant ▁bank er , ▁J ake ▁E berts , ▁who ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁experience ▁so ▁much ▁it ▁launched ▁E berts ' s ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁industry . ▁The ▁option ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁rights ▁was ▁£ 5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Rosen ▁estimated ▁the ▁budget ▁at ▁$ 2 . 4 ▁million . ▁E berts ▁raised ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁from ▁the ▁Pear son ▁company ▁and ▁clients ▁of ▁the ▁merchant ▁bank ▁Laz ard . ▁ ▁Production ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁was ▁originally ▁to ▁be ▁directed ▁by ▁John ▁Hub ley , ▁who ▁left ▁after ▁disag re ements ▁with ▁the ▁film ' s ▁producer ▁Martin ▁Rosen . ▁His ▁work ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁most ▁not ably ▁in ▁the ▁" f able " ▁scene . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁by