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.
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The Theft of the Mona Lisa Cast
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Character |
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Alexander Granach
He was 38, 51 years old when he died
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as Redner |
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Max Gülstorff
He was 49, 64 years old when he died
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as Oberaufseher |
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Fritz Odemar
He was 41, 65 years old when he died
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as Direktor des Louvre |
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Paul Kemp
He was 35, 57 years old when he died
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as Polizeileutnant |
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Hubert von Meyerinck
He was 35, 74 years old when he died
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as Museumsführer |
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Gustaf Gründgens
He was 31, 63 years old when he died
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as Unbekannter |
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Fritz Alberti
He was 53, 76 years old when he died
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Hermine Sterler
She was 37, 88 years old when she died
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Willi Forst
He was 28, 77 years old when he died
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as Vincenzo Peruggia |
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Alexander Roda-Roda
He was 59, 73 years old when he died
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Max Linder
He was 47, 41 years old when he died
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as (archive footage) |
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Ernst Reicher
He was 45, 50 years old when he died
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Elfriede Jera
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Ferdinand von Alten
He was 46, 47 years old when he died
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Lilian Ellis
She was 24, 43 years old when she died
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Angelo Ferrari
He was 34, 47 years old when he died
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as Italienischer Polizeikommissar |
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Fritz Greiner
He was 52, 54 years old when he died
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Anton Pointner
He was 37, 55 years old when he died
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as Reisender |
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Rosa Valetti
She was 53, 59 years old when she died
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Bruno Ziener
He was 61, 71 years old when he died
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Hugo Döblin
He was 54, 84 years old when he died
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The Theft of the Mona Lisa Crew
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Department |
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Géza von Bolváry as Director. He was 33 (63) years old when He died
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Directing |
