Alberto Korda to get what he wanted in his photos. Korda was a photographer for the Cuban newspaper "Revolución" when he produced on March 5, 1960, the iconic image of Che Guevara that became a worldwide symbol of revolution and rebellion. He never received any royalties for the image, because Castro did not recognize the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. In 2000, he sued Smirnoff (Lowe Lintas) over the use of the image in advertisement. Commenting on the illicit use of his photograph, the artist said, "As a supporter of the ideals for which Che Guevara died,
Alexander Korda may make British pictures here but the pictures made would be just as American as those made in Hollywood. We are now on the verge of forming a British school of film making in this country." Korda produced "Fire Over England" (1937) with Olivier and Vivien Leigh. He also attempted a version of "I, Claudius" with Laughton and Merle Oberon which was abandoned. Korda made "Dark Journey" (1937) with Conrad Veidt and Leigh, and had a big hit with "Elephant Boy" (1937) directed by his brother from a Rudyard Kipling story; it made a star of Sabu. Korda also made