The Theft of the Mona Lisa (1931)
Overview
This German crime drama was based on a true story. Willy Forst stars as a poverty-stricken Italian glazier who falls in love with French hotel maid Rosa Valletti. Struck by the girl's resemblance to Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Forst manages to steal the painting from the Louvre in hopes of impressing his sweetheart. But when the girl proves to be a fickle sort, the crestfallen hero confesses his crime and is carted off to jail. Unwilling to admit that he'd been led astray by a woman, Forst claims that he stole the Mona Lisa to restore it to his native Italy, and as a result is hailed as a national hero! Raub der Mona Lisa was distributed in the U.S. by RKO Radio, under the title The Theft of the Mona Lisa.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 0.775 |
Directed By
Géza von Bolváry
Crew
Géza von Bolváry
Willi Grabow
Robert A. Dietrich
Julius Haimann
Robert Stolz
Willy Goldberger
Walter Reisch
Hermann Haller
Andrej Andrejew
Oskar Georgi
TOP CAST
Trude von Molo
Mathilde
Willi Forst
Vincenzo Peruggia
Gustaf Gründgens
Unbekannter
Fritz Odemar
Direktor des Louvre
Max Gülstorff
Oberaufseher
Paul Kemp
Polizeileutnant
Hubert von Meyerinck
Museumsführer
Anton Pointner
Reisender
Alexander Granach
Redner
Fritz Grünbaum
Angeblicher Bilderdieb
Angelo Ferrari
Italienischer Polizeikommissar
Gerti Klemm
Sängerin
Max Linder
(archive footage)
