github logogithub logo
The Theft of the Mona Lisa

The Theft of the Mona Lisa

Drama

1h 23m

August 24, 1931 (94 years ago)

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Trude von Molo

Trude von Molo

Mathilde

Birthday: December 22, 1906

24 November 27, 1989 (82)
Willi Forst

Willi Forst

Vincenzo Peruggia

Birthday: April 7, 1903

28 August 11, 1980 (77)
Gustaf Gründgens

Gustaf Gründgens

Unbekannter

Birthday: December 22, 1899

31 October 7, 1963 (63)
Fritz Odemar

Fritz Odemar

Direktor des Louvre

Birthday: January 31, 1890

41 May 6, 1955 (65)
Max Gülstorff

Max Gülstorff

Oberaufseher

Birthday: March 23, 1882

49 February 6, 1947 (64)
Paul Kemp

Paul Kemp

Polizeileutnant

Birthday: May 20, 1896

35 August 13, 1953 (57)
Hubert von Meyerinck

Hubert von Meyerinck

Museumsführer

Birthday: August 23, 1896

35 May 13, 1971 (74)
Alexander Roda-Roda

Alexander Roda-Roda

-

Birthday: April 13, 1872

59 August 20, 1945 (73)
Anton Pointner

Anton Pointner

Reisender

Birthday: December 8, 1894

36 September 8, 1949 (54)
Alexander Granach

Alexander Granach

Redner

Birthday: April 18, 1890

41 March 14, 1945 (54)