Anton Karas asked a stunned Karas if he would compose the music for the film. Karas protested, saying he had never actually written music. As Karas later told the story, the director insisted and invited Karas to England. The Austrian became homesick and asked to be allowed to return. Reed told him he could—as soon as he had written the music. Under this pressure Karas wrote his Harry Lime theme. The film—with the music a contributing factor—was a gigantic success, and Karas' life was changed drastically. As a result, he toured all over the world and performed for many celebrities, among them
Korda Studios Most of the houses include interiors. Korda Studios Korda Studios (in Hungarian: "Korda Filmstúdió") is a film studio complex 26 km west of Budapest in the wine-making village of Etyek; hence the media nickname "Etyekwood". It is built on the site of a former barracks. The studio is named after Sir Alexander Korda. There was a former "Korda Studios" in London until c1980 (see Abbey Road Studios). Korda Studios were inaugurated in April 2007. Altogether six studios were built from a total budget of 90 million Euros. It boasts a sound stage of 5,975 square metres (64,314 sq feet) which