 Other films from this period included "The Wind of Change" (1961), "Double Bunk" (1961), "Spare the Rod" (1961), "Offbeat" (1961), and "A Matter of Choice" (1963).In March 1963 the company had profits of £468,910.In December 1963, the Conservative government bought a controlling interest in British Lion by forcing the private directors to either sell their interest in the company (for $420,000 for shares they bought for $5,000), or pay out the government by offering $4.2 million (£1.6 million).