Hein Heckroth
Known for: Art
Born: April 13, 1901 in Giessen, Germany - Died: July 6, 1970
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
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The Elusive Pimpernel
Production Design
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
Production Design
Ludwig II
Production Design
The Girl and the Legend
Production Design
The Threepenny Opera
Costume Design
Bluebeard's Castle
Production Design
The Tales of Hoffmann
Production Design
The Small Back Room
Production Design
A Matter of Life and Death
Costume Design
Torn Curtain
Production Design
Black Narcissus
Costume Design
Peterchens Mondfahrt
Set Designer
The Red Shoes
Production Design
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Production Design
The Haunted Castle
Art Direction
The Battle of the River Plate
Other
“The Red Shoes” Sketches
Director
Gone to Earth
Production Design