The Theft of the Mona Lisa
movie
Released August 24, 1931
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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.
Cast
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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
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Alexander Roda-Roda
Anton Pointner
as
Reisender
Alexander Granach
as
Redner
Fritz Grünbaum
as
Angeblicher Bilderdieb
Fritz Alberti
Crew
Géza von Bolváry
as
Director
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Willi Grabow
as
Makeup Artist
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Robert A. Dietrich
as
Production Design
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Julius Haimann
as
Producer
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Robert Stolz
as
Original Music Composer
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Willy Goldberger
as
Director of Photography
Walter Reisch
as
Screenplay
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Hermann Haller
as
Editor
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Andrej Andrejew
as
Production Design
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Oskar Georgi
as
Makeup Artist