Hein Heckroth

Hein Heckroth

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Birthday

1901-04-14

Deathday

1970-07-07

Place of Birth

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.

Crew

The Red Shoes
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The Red Shoes
8
Torn Curtain
6.6
The Battle of the River Plate
6.2
Black Narcissus
7.5
A Matter of Life and Death
7.8
The Tales of Hoffmann
7.1
The Tales of Hoffmann
7.1
The Small Back Room
6.7
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
4
The Threepenny Opera
5
The Threepenny Opera
5
The Threepenny Opera
5
Ludwig II
7.3
Gone to Earth
6.2
The Elusive Pimpernel
6
Oh... Rosalinda!!
6.1
The Haunted Castle
6.6
The Girl and the Legend
5.6
Peterchens Mondfahrt
7.7
Peterchens Mondfahrt
7.7
Bluebeard's Castle
7.7
“The Red Shoes” Sketches
0