Maria Altmann's 90-year-old struggle to recover five Gustav Klimt paintings stolen from her family by the Nazis in Vienna is chronicled in Stealing Klimt. The film spans Maria's early life in fin-de-siècle Vienna, her escape from Nazi terror, and her courageous fight to reclaim the paintings against all odds.
Stealing Klimt
The film Stealing Klimt tells the story of Maria Altmann, a 90-year-old woman, as she fights to reclaim five Gustav Klimt paintings stolen from her family by the Nazis in Vienna.
