The Missing Piece: Mona Lisa, Her Thief, the True Story
Synopsis
A man steals the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911. His 84-year-old daughter thought he did it for patriotic reasons. A filmmaker spends more than 30 years trying to find the truth.
Credits
- Joe Medeirosas Self
- Jerome Coignardas Self - art journalist
- Aaron Freundschuhas Self - professor of history, Cuny Queens College
- Charles Hillas Self - former Scotland Yard investigator in cases involving art theft and art fraud
- Robert Noahas Self - author
- Donald Sassoonas Self - professor of Comparative European History
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Principal cast & crew: 13
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Edited by Leonard FeinsteinShot by Joe MedeirosScored by Brian Langsbard
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13 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Joe Medeiros
as Self
Jerome Coignard
as Self - art journalist
Aaron Freundschuh
as Self - professor of history, Cuny Queens College
Charles Hill
as Self - former Scotland Yard investigator in cases involving art theft and art fraud
Robert Noah
as Self - author
Donald Sassoon
as Self - professor of Comparative European History
Milton Esterow
as Self - editor and publisher, ARTnews magazine
Celestina Peruggia
as Self - 84 years, daughter of Vincenzo Peruggia
Benito Mussolini
as Self
Robert K Wittman
as Self - FBI special agent, investigator in cases involving art theft and art fraud
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