The Theft of the Mona Lisa (1931)
A painter working at the Louvre is struck by the Mona Lisa. When he meets a girl whom he believes bears a resemblance to the painting, and who wants him to become famous, he comes up with the idea of stealing the painting. Based on the real-life theft of 1911.
Director:
Géza von Bolváry
Writer:
Walter Reisch
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Trude von Molo as Mathilde |
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Willi Forst as Vincenzo Peruggia |
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Gustaf Gründgens as Unbekannter |
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Fritz Odemar as Direktor des Louvre |
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Max Gülstorff as Oberaufseher |
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Paul Kemp as Polizeileutnant |
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Hubert von Meyerinck as Museumsführer |
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Alexander Roda-Roda as |
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Anton Pointner as Reisender |
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Alexander Granach as Redner |
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Fritz Grünbaum as Angeblicher Bilderdieb |
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Fritz Alberti as |
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Fritz Greiner as |
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Paul Vincenti as |
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Paul Wagner as |
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Ernst Reicher as |
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Hugo Döblin as |
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Angelo Ferrari as Italienischer Polizeikommissar |
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Bruno Ziener as |
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Teddy Bill as |
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Elfriede Jera as |
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Alexandra Molino von Kluck as |
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Lilian Ellis as |
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Hermine Sterler as |
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Ferdinand von Alten as |
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Gerti Klemm as Sängerin |
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Max Linder as (archive footage) |
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Rosa Valetti as |
| Directing | Géza von Bolváry | Director |
| Editing | Hermann Haller | Editor |
| Art | Andrej Andrejew | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Oskar Georgi | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Robert Stolz | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Julius Haimann | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Willi Grabow | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Willy Goldberger | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Walter Reisch | Screenplay |
| Art | Robert A. Dietrich | Production Design |