The Theft of the Mona Lisa
1931 · 83 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 85 VOTES · DIR. Géza von Bolváry
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 629 lines
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00:00:04 The Theft of the Mona Lisa
00:03:15 where's Perugia?
00:13:08 # now you think you're a field-marshall
00:19:28 on the contrary
00:23:14 - here we are - that's right. I know this quarter.
00:24:57 Leonardo da Vinci
00:27:16 too little for the both of us, my boy
00:32:12 you'll give notice to your boss
00:36:06 left
00:41:29 it's always the queen's [dame's] fault
00:45:34 without losing a single stone
00:47:51 strictest supervision of all travelers with suspect luggage
00:49:32 the frame the painting was in
00:52:07 I'm offering you a sum that will make you a rich man
00:53:54 wish me a nice trip
00:56:17 yes sir
00:57:36 at 9.45 I left my ...
01:00:25 why do you smile, Mona Lisa? music: R. Stolberte, lyrics W. Reiter
01:05:28 to the antiquities dealer Alfredo Gueri, Florence
01:09:50 and I'm only asking for so much in order to ...
01:14:01 # investigating everything severely!
01:17:08 you're nuts
01:19:57 to take revenge, on the Emperor Napoleon I
01:23:08 subtitles: serdar202