The Theft of the Mona Lisa
The Theft of the Mona Lisa | |
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Vicenzo Peruggia (Willi Forst) stealing the Mona Lisa | |
Directed by | Géza von Bolváry |
Produced by | Julius Haimann |
Written by | Walter Reisch |
Starring |
Trude von Molo Willi Forst Gustaf Gründgens |
Music by | Robert Stolz |
Cinematography | Willy Goldberger |
Edited by | Hermann Haller |
Production company |
Super-Film |
Distributed by | Super-Film |
Release date | 25 August 1931 |
Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
The Theft of the Mona Lisa (German: Der Raub der Mona Lisa) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Trude von Molo , Willi Forst and Gustaf Gründgens.[1] It is based on a true story.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew and Robert A. Dietrich.
Plot
In 1911, Vincenzo Peruggia is a poverty-stricken Italian glazier who falls in love with Mathilde, a French hotel maid. Struck by the girl's resemblance to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Vicenzo 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, Vicenzo claims that he stole the Mona Lisa to restore it to his native Italy, and as a result is hailed as a national hero!
Cast
- Trude von Molo as Mathilde, Stubenmädchen
- Willi Forst as Vicenzo Peruggia
- Gustaf Gründgens as Unbekannter
- Fritz Odemar as Direktor des Louvre
- Max Gülstorff as Oberaufseher
- Paul Kemp as Polizeileutnant
- Anton Pointner as Reisender
- Rosa Valetti
- Angelo Ferrari as Italienischer Polizeikommissar
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Museumsführer
- Alexander Granach as Redner
- Fritz Grünbaum as Angeblicher Bilderdieb
- Gerti Klemm as Sängerin
- Fritz Alberti
- Fritz Greiner
- Paul Vincenti
- Paul Wagner
- Ernst Reicher
- Hugo Döblin
- Bruno Ziener
- Teddy Bill
- Elfriede Jera
- Molino von Kluck
- Lilian Ellis
- Hermine Sterler
- Ferdinand von Alten
See also
References
- ↑ Hull p.251
Bibliography
- Hull, David Stewart. Film in the Third Reich: A Study of the German Cinema, 1933-1945. University of California Press, 1969.
External links
- The Theft of the Mona Lisa on IMDb
- Der Raub der Mona Lisa Full movie at the Deutsche Filmothek