The Theft of the Mona Lisa

Year: 1931

Runtime: 83 mins

Language: German

Director: Géza von Bolváry

Drama

Based on a true story, the German crime drama follows impoverished Italian glazier Willy Forst, who, enamored with French hotel maid Rosa Valletti, steals the Mona Lisa from the Louvre to impress her. When she proves fickle, he confesses, is jailed, and claims he stole it to return the work to Italy, gaining hero status. RKO released the film in the U.S. as The Theft of the Mona Lisa.

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