The Theft of the Mona Lisa

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Trude von Molo

Mathilde

Age : 82 | Popularity : 3%

Willi Forst

Vincenzo Peruggia

Age : 77 | Popularity : 4%

Gustaf Gründgens

Unbekannter

Age : 63 | Popularity : 6%

Fritz Odemar

Direktor des Louvre

Age : 65 | Popularity : 5%

Max Gülstorff

Oberaufseher

Age : 64 | Popularity : 3%

Paul Kemp

Polizeileutnant

Age : 57 | Popularity : 7%

Hubert von Meyerinck

Museumsführer

Age : 74 | Popularity : 7%

Alexander Roda-Roda

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

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

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