The Theft of the Mona Lisa

Overview

Cast & Crew

Production House

The Plot

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.

Run Time

1h 23m

Genre

Drama

Release Date

24 Aug 1931

Country

Germany

Language

German

Director & Producers

Géza von Bolváry
Director Julius Haimann
Producer

Top Billed Cast

Trude von Molo
Mathilde

Willi Forst
Vincenzo Peruggia

Gustaf Gründgens
Unbekannter

Fritz Odemar
Direktor des Louvre

Max Gülstorff
Oberaufseher

Paul Kemp
Polizeileutnant

Hubert von Meyerinck
Museumsführer Alexander Roda-Roda

Anton Pointner
Reisender

Alexander Granach
Redner

Fritz Grünbaum
Angeblicher Bilderdieb

Fritz Alberti

Technical Team

Robert Stolz
Original Music Composer Willy Goldberger
Director of Photography

Walter Reisch
Screenplay Hermann Haller
Editor

Super-Film GmbH

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