Art
Hein Heckroth
EN, DE cinema · 18 credits
Born
14 April 1901
Died
7 July 1970 (aged 69)
Birthplace
Giessen, Germany
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
Filmography
Torn Curtain
Production Design
The Threepenny Opera
Costume Design, Art Direction, Set Decoration
Bluebeard's Castle
Production Design
The Haunted Castle
Art Direction
Peterchens Mondfahrt
Screenplay, Set Designer
The Girl and the Legend
Production Design
Ludwig II
Production Design
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Production Design
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
Production Design
The Tales of Hoffmann
Production Design, Costume Design
The Elusive Pimpernel
Production Design
Gone to Earth
Production Design
The Small Back Room
Production Design
The Red Shoes
Production Design, Costume Design
“The Red Shoes” Sketches
Director, Art Designer
Black Narcissus
Costume Design
A Matter of Life and Death
Costume Design