Person
Hein Heckroth
Art · 1901–1970 · Giessen, Germany
Biography
German surrealist painter, who made his reputation as a production designer for German ballet and theatre. He moved to Britain in 1935 as a set and costume designer. In 1948, he became chief production designer for Powell and Pressburger, best known for The Red Shoes (1948) for which he won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction.
Known for
A Matter of Life and Death
Costume Design
The Red Shoes
Production Design
Torn Curtain
Production Design
Black Narcissus
Costume Design
The Battle of the River Plate
Other
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Production Design
The Threepenny Opera
Costume Design
The Girl and the Legend
Production Design
The Small Back Room
Production Design
The Haunted Castle
Art Direction
Filmography
- 1966Torn CurtainProduction Design
- 1963Bluebeard's CastleProduction Design
- 1963The Threepenny OperaCostume Design
- 1960The Haunted CastleArt Direction
- 1959Peterchens MondfahrtSet Designer
- 1957The Girl and the LegendProduction Design
- 1956The Battle of the River PlateOther
- 1955Oh... Rosalinda!!Production Design
- 1955Ludwig IIProduction Design
- 1953The Story of Gilbert and SullivanProduction Design
- 1951The Tales of HoffmannProduction Design
- 1950The Elusive PimpernelProduction Design
- 1950Gone to EarthProduction Design
- 1949The Small Back RoomProduction Design
- 1948The Red ShoesProduction Design
- 1948“The Red Shoes” SketchesDirector
- 1947Black NarcissusCostume Design
- 1946A Matter of Life and DeathCostume Design
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