The Theft of the Mona Lisa
6.5
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.
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Trude von Molo
Mathilde
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Willi Forst
Vincenzo Peruggia
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Gustaf Gründgens
Unbekannter
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Fritz Odemar
Direktor des Louvre
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Max Gülstorff
Oberaufseher
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Paul Kemp
Polizeileutnant
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Hubert von Meyerinck
Museumsführer
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Münchhausen
Alexander Roda-Roda
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Anton Pointner
Reisender
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Alexander Granach
Redner
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Ninotchka
Fritz Grünbaum
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Fritz Alberti
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Géza von Bolváry Director · Walter Reisch Screenplay Robert Stolz Composer
First release August 24, 1931 · Produced in Germany · Production RKO
Production
Super-Film GmbH
Production
RKO
Studio
Germany
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Original title
Der Raub der Mona Lisa
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · August 24, 1931
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No release date listed for United States.
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