Bruno Mondi
Bruno Mondi (30 September 1903, Schwetz, West Prussia – 18 July 1991, Berlin) was a German cameraman and director of photography.Soon after, he worked as an assistant cameraman in numerous silent film productions, including Fritz Lang's Destiny (Der müde Tod, 1921).From 1925 he worked as co-cinematographer with Heinrich Gärtner, and in the comedy film Die tolle Lola.Despite this, Mondi was hired in 1946 by DEFA, the East German state-owned film studio, as one of its chief cameramen.Here he worked especially for several colorful productions by the director Ernst Marischka, especially the popular Sissi trilogy.