Hein Heckroth

Hein Heckroth

Art

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.

Filmography

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Torn Curtain ★ 6.6 Torn Curtain 1966 Bluebeard's Castle ★ 7.8 Bluebeard's Castle 1963 The Threepenny Opera ★ 5.8 The Threepenny Opera 1963 The Haunted Castle ★ 6.8 The Haunted Castle 1960 Peterchens Mondfahrt ★ 7.8 Peterchens Mondfahrt 1959 The Girl and the Legend ★ 6.1 The Girl and the Legend 1957 The Battle of the River Plate ★ 6.4 The Battle of the River Plate 1956 Oh... Rosalinda!! ★ 6.1 Oh... Rosalinda!! 1955 Ludwig II ★ 7.2 Ludwig II 1955 The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan ★ 5.0 The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan 1953 The Tales of Hoffmann ★ 7.1 The Tales of Hoffmann 1951 The Elusive Pimpernel ★ 6.0 The Elusive Pimpernel 1950 Gone to Earth ★ 6.2 Gone to Earth 1950 The Small Back Room ★ 6.8 The Small Back Room 1949 The Red Shoes ★ 8.0 The Red Shoes 1948 “The Red Shoes” Sketches “The Red Shoes” Sketches 1948 Black Narcissus ★ 7.5 Black Narcissus 1947 A Matter of Life and Death ★ 7.8 A Matter of Life and Death 1946