Anton Karas members of the British Royal family. Princess Margaret invited him to London's fashionable "Empress Club", where he played twice a week during his stay at London. He also appeared before Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, members of the Swedish royal family, and Pope Pius XII. By the end of 1949, half a million copies of "The Harry Lime Theme" had been sold, an unprecedented number for the time. The success of the score also caused a surge in zither sales. In Austria, the film opened on 10 March 1950, in Vienna's Apollo Kino, and it initially offended some Viennese inhabitants,
Alexander Korda director also had careers in the film industry, often working with their elder brother. After the death of his father, Korda began writing film reviews to support his family. Korda changed his family name from Kellner to Korda—from the Latin phrase "sursum corda" which means "lift up your hearts". Korda became an important film figure through his film magazines "Pesti Mozi", "Mozihét" and "Világ". This led to invitations to write film screenplays. Korda's first film script was for "Watchhouse in the Carpathians" (1914), which he also helped direct. When the First World War broke out, Korda was excused from military