The Theft of the Mona Lisa

The Theft of the Mona Lisa (1931)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1931-08-24
  • User Rating: 5.3/10 from 3 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 23min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: Super-Film GmbH
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Director: Géza von Bolváry
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Summary

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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  • Trude von Molo

    as Mathilde

  • Willi Forst

    as Vincenzo Peruggia

  • Gustaf Gründgens

    as Unbekannter

  • Fritz Odemar

    as Direktor des Louvre

  • Max Gülstorff

    as Oberaufseher

  • Paul Kemp

    as Polizeileutnant

  • Hubert von Meyerinck

    as Museumsführer

  • Alexander Roda-Roda

    as

  • Anton Pointner

    as Reisender

  • Alexander Granach

    as Redner

  • Fritz Grünbaum

    as Angeblicher Bilderdieb

  • Fritz Alberti

    as

  • Fritz Greiner

    as

  • Paul Vincenti

    as

  • Paul Wagner

    as

  • Ernst Reicher

    as

  • Hugo Döblin

    as

  • Angelo Ferrari

    as Italienischer Polizeikommissar

  • Bruno Ziener

    as

  • Teddy Bill

    as

  • Elfriede Jera

    as

  • Alexandra Molino von Kluck

    as

  • Lilian Ellis

    as

  • Hermine Sterler

    as

  • Ferdinand von Alten

    as

  • Gerti Klemm

    as Sängerin

  • Max Linder

    as (archive footage)

  • Rosa Valetti

    as
Directing Géza von Bolváry Director
Writing Walter Reisch Screenplay
Production Julius Haimann Producer
Sound Robert Stolz Original Music Composer
Camera Willy Goldberger Director of Photography
Editing Hermann Haller Editor
Art Andrej Andrejew Production Design
Art Robert A. Dietrich Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Oskar Georgi Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Willi Grabow Makeup Artist

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