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The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen

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The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen
Directed byMichel Deville
Written byNina Companeez
Michel Deville
Walter Reisch (screenplay 1931)
StarringGeorge Chakiris
Marina Vlady
Release date
  • 20 May 1966 (1966-05-20)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen (French: On a volé la Joconde) is a 1966 French comedy film directed by Michel Deville.[1]

Plot

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen". Film Affinity. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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