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The Theft of the Mona Lisa

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'The Theft of the Mona Lisa' is a 1931 German drama film directed by Gza von Bolvry and starring Trude von Molo, Willi Forst, and Gustaf Grndgens. 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 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.

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See also



* 'The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen' (1966)

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