The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen
- 20 May 1966 (1966-05-20)
The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen (French: On a volé la Joconde) is a 1966 French comedy film directed by Michel Deville.[1]
Plot
In Paris around 1911, a handsome young Italian called Vincent arrives looking for work as a picture framer. He is taken on by Lemercier, whose firm is used by the Louvre museum, and gets to know staff at the Louvre. He also gets to know Nicole, a pretty young chambermaid who lets him take her out but nothing more. At a variety show. she agrees to become the magician's assistant and goes off with him to his next booking. Vincent says he will be in Avignon for a few days if she changes her mind. Next day, when the Louvre is closed for cleaning, he removes the Mona Lisa and sets off with it by automobile for Avignon. He is followed by two crooks seeking to relieve him of the picture, two police detectives on his trail, Nicole who has changed her mind, and the magician seeking to retrieve his assistant. After many battles between the various parties, the police regain the picture and Vincent regains Nicole. who he takes to Italy and enlists as his assistant for future art thefts.
Cast
- George Chakiris as Vincent
- Marina Vlady as Nicole
- Margaret Lee as Marie-Christine Lemercier
- Paul Frankeur as Lemercier
- Jean Lefebvre as Gardien
- Henri Virlojeux as Le conservateur du Louvre
- Alberto Bonucci as Illusioniste
- Jacques Echantillon as Ernest
- Jess Hahn as Fêtard
See also
- The Theft of the Mona Lisa (1931)
References
- ^ "The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen". Film Affinity. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
External links
- The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen at IMDb
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