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(Redirected from Der Raub der Mona Lisa) 1931 film This article is about the film. For the real-world event, see Mona Lisa § Refuge, theft, and vandalism.

The Theft of the Mona Lisa
Vicenzo Peruggia (Willi Forst) stealing the Mona Lisa
Directed by	Géza von Bolváry
Written by	Walter Reisch
Produced by	Julius Haimann
Starring	Trude von Molo Willi Forst Gustaf Gründgens
Cinematography	Willy Goldberger
Edited by	Hermann Haller
Music by	Robert Stolz
Production company	Super-Film
Distributed by	Super-Film
Release date	25 August 1931 (1931-08-25)
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. It is based on a true story. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. 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 steals the painting from the Louvre in hopes of impressing her. When she proves to be fickle, the crestfallen hero confesses and is arrested. Unwilling to admit that he had been led astray by a woman, Vicenzo claims that he stole the painting in order to restore it to his native Italy and 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

References

Hull, p. 251.
Klaus p.238

Bibliography

Hull, David Stewart (1969). Film in the Third Reich: A Study of the German Cinema, 1933–1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-01489-3.
Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1931. Klaus-Archiv, 2006.

External links

The Theft of the Mona Lisa at IMDb
Der Raub der Mona Lisa Full movie at the Deutsche Filmothek

v t e Films directed by Géza von Bolváry
The Way to the Light (1923) Girls You Don't Marry (1924) Reluctant Imposter (1925) The Royal Grenadiers (1925) Women Who Fall by the Wayside (1925) The Love of the Bajadere (1925) The Princess of the Riviera (1926) The Heart of a German Mother (1926) Fräulein Mama (1926) The Prisoners of Shanghai (1927) Ghost Train (1927) Artists (1928) Number 17 (1928) The Gallant Hussar (1928) Bright Eyes (1929) The Vagabond Queen (1929) The Wrecker (1929) My Daughter's Tutor (1929) Father and Son (1929) Delicatessen (1930) Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1930) A Tango for You (1930) A Gentleman for Hire (1930) The Song Is Ended (1930) The Merry Wives of Vienna (1931) The Theft of the Mona Lisa (1931) I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are (1932) A Man with Heart (1932) What Women Dream (1933) The Castle in the South (1933) Dream Castle (1933) Romance in Budapest (1933) Scandal in Budapest (1933) Farewell Waltz (1934) Song of Farewell (1934) Spring Parade (1934) Stradivari (1935) Stradivarius (1935) Winter Night's Dream (1935) The Castle in Flanders (1936) Girls' Dormitory (1936) Harvest (1936) Lumpaci the Vagabond (1936) Premiere (1937) The Irresistible Man (1937) The Charm of La Boheme (1937) Mirror of Life (1938) Maria Ilona (1939) Between River and Steppe (1939) Flower of the Tisza (1939) Opera Ball (1939) Vienna Tales (1940) Roses in Tyrol (1940) Destiny (1942) A Man with Principles? (1943) Schrammeln (1944) Die Fledermaus (1946) Who Is This That I Love? (1950) Wedding Night in Paradise (1950) Dark Eyes (1951) My Wife Is Being Stupid (1952) Fritz and Friederike (1952) Once I Will Return (1953) The Daughter of the Regiment (1953) My Leopold (1955) Yes, Yes, Love in Tyrol (1955) Black Forest Melody (1956) Two Hearts in May (1957) It Happened Only Once (1958) A Song Goes Round the World (1958)

Films directed by Géza von Bolváry

The Way to the Light (1923)
Girls You Don't Marry (1924)
Reluctant Imposter (1925)
The Royal Grenadiers (1925)
Women Who Fall by the Wayside (1925)
The Love of the Bajadere (1925)
The Princess of the Riviera (1926)
The Heart of a German Mother (1926)
Fräulein Mama (1926)
The Prisoners of Shanghai (1927)
Ghost Train (1927)
Artists (1928)
Number 17 (1928)
The Gallant Hussar (1928)
Bright Eyes (1929)
The Vagabond Queen (1929)
The Wrecker (1929)
My Daughter's Tutor (1929)
Father and Son (1929)
Delicatessen (1930)
Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1930)
A Tango for You (1930)
A Gentleman for Hire (1930)
The Song Is Ended (1930)
The Merry Wives of Vienna (1931)
The Theft of the Mona Lisa (1931)
I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are (1932)
A Man with Heart (1932)
What Women Dream (1933)
The Castle in the South (1933)
Dream Castle (1933)
Romance in Budapest (1933)
Scandal in Budapest (1933)
Farewell Waltz (1934)
Song of Farewell (1934)
Spring Parade (1934)
Stradivari (1935)
Stradivarius (1935)
Winter Night's Dream (1935)
The Castle in Flanders (1936)
Girls' Dormitory (1936)
Harvest (1936)
Lumpaci the Vagabond (1936)
Premiere (1937)
The Irresistible Man (1937)
The Charm of La Boheme (1937)
Mirror of Life (1938)
Maria Ilona (1939)
Between River and Steppe (1939)
Flower of the Tisza (1939)
Opera Ball (1939)
Vienna Tales (1940)
Roses in Tyrol (1940)
Destiny (1942)
A Man with Principles? (1943)
Schrammeln (1944)
Die Fledermaus (1946)
Who Is This That I Love? (1950)
Wedding Night in Paradise (1950)
Dark Eyes (1951)
My Wife Is Being Stupid (1952)
Fritz and Friederike (1952)
Once I Will Return (1953)
The Daughter of the Regiment (1953)
My Leopold (1955)
Yes, Yes, Love in Tyrol (1955)
Black Forest Melody (1956)
Two Hearts in May (1957)
It Happened Only Once (1958)
A Song Goes Round the World (1958)

v t e Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa
Lisa del Giocondo (subject)
Replicas	Isleworth Mona Lisa (16th century) Mona Lisa (Prado, c. 1503–1516) Hermitage Mona Lisa (c. 1550) L.H.O.O.Q. (1919) Mini Lisa (2013)
Related	Replicas and reinterpretations Speculations Male Mona Lisa theories Two–Mona Lisa theory Timeline of fictional stories about the Mona Lisa La Joconde nue
1911 theft	Vincenzo Peruggia Eduardo de Valfierno Yves Chaudron Louis Béroud
On screen	The Theft of the Mona Lisa (1931) Arsène Lupin (1932) The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen (1966) City of Death (1979) Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase (1992) Mona Lisa's Revenge (2009) Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Music	Mona Lisa (1915 opera) "Mona Lisa" (1950 song) "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile" (1984 song) "Lisa Mona Lisa" (1988 song) "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" (2011 song) "The Mona Lisa" (2013 song) In Search of Mona Lisa (2019 EP)
Literature	The Second Mrs. Giaconda (1975) I, Mona Lisa (2006) The Smile (2008)

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