Released:
1931-08-24

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.

Director:
Géza von Bolváry

Runtime:
1h 23min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Trude von Molo
  as
  Mathilde
• 
  Willi Forst
  as
  Vincenzo Peruggia
• 
  Gustaf Gründgens
  as
  Unbekannter
• 
  Fritz Odemar
  as
  Direktor des Louvre
• 
  Max Gülstorff
  as
  Oberaufseher