Hein Heckroth
- Known for
- Art
- Born
- April 14, 1901
- Died
- July 7, 1970
- 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.
Filmography
Torn Curtain 1966
Production Design
Bluebeard's Castle 1963
Production Design
The Threepenny Opera 1963
Costume Design, Art Direction, Set Decoration
The Haunted Castle 1960
Art Direction
Peterchens Mondfahrt 1959
Set Designer, Screenplay
The Girl and the Legend 1957
Production Design
The Battle of the River Plate 1956
Other
Oh... Rosalinda!! 1955
Production Design
Ludwig II 1955
Production Design
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan 1953
Production Design
The Tales of Hoffmann 1951
Production Design, Costume Design
The Elusive Pimpernel 1950
Production Design
Gone to Earth 1950
Production Design
The Small Back Room 1949
Production Design
The Red Shoes 1948
Production Design, Costume Design
“The Red Shoes” Sketches 1948
Director, Art Designer
Black Narcissus 1947
Costume Design
A Matter of Life and Death 1946
Costume Design
Credits from TMDB.