Hein Heckroth
Personal Info
Known for
Art
Gender
Male
Birthday
1901-04-14
Day of Death
1970-07-07 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Giessen, Germany
Hein Heckroth
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
Crew
(1966)
Torn Curtain
Production Design
(1963)
The Threepenny Opera
Costume Design, Art Direction, Set Decoration
(1963)
Bluebeard's Castle
Production Design
(1960)
The Haunted Castle
Art Direction
(1959)
Peterchens Mondfahrt
Set Designer, Screenplay
(1957)
The Girl and the Legend
Production Design
(1956)
(1955)
Ludwig II
Production Design
(1955)
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Production Design
(1953)
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
Production Design
(1951)
The Tales of Hoffmann
Production Design, Costume Design
(1950)
The Elusive Pimpernel
Production Design
(1950)
Gone to Earth
Production Design
(1949)
The Small Back Room
Production Design
(1948)
The Red Shoes
Production Design, Costume Design
(1948)
“The Red Shoes” Sketches
Director
(1947)
Black Narcissus
Costume Design
(1946)
A Matter of Life and Death
Costume Design