When Goetz refused , Preminger offered to direct for free .
When Goetz refused , Preminger agreed to withdraw from helming the film but remain as Baumer if Goetz was unhappy with his work at the end of the first week of filming , and Goetz agreed .
When Goetz refused , Preminger offered to direct for free and agreed to withdraw from helming the film but remain as Baumer if Goetz was unhappy with his work at the end of the first week of filming , and Goetz agreed .