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Hein Heckroth

Hein Heckroth

Director

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.

Born: 1901-04-14 • Giessen, Germany • 18 titles

Filmography

Filmography

Torn Curtain
en
Movie•1966

Torn Curtain

The Red Shoes
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Movie•1948

The Red Shoes

The Tales of Hoffmann
en
Movie•1951

The Tales of Hoffmann

A Matter of Life and Death
en
Movie•1946

A Matter of Life and Death

The Battle of the River Plate
en
Movie•1956

The Battle of the River Plate

The Elusive Pimpernel
en
Movie•1950

The Elusive Pimpernel

The Small Back Room
en
Movie•1949

The Small Back Room

Gone to Earth
en
Movie•1950

Gone to Earth

Oh... Rosalinda!!
en
Movie•1955

Oh... Rosalinda!!

“The Red Shoes” Sketches
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Movie•1948

“The Red Shoes” Sketches

The Threepenny Opera
de
Movie•1963

The Threepenny Opera

The Girl and the Legend
de
Movie•1957

The Girl and the Legend

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
en
Movie•1953

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

Ludwig II
de
Movie•1955

Ludwig II

Peterchens Mondfahrt
de
Movie•1959

Peterchens Mondfahrt

Bluebeard's Castle
de
Movie•1963

Bluebeard's Castle

The Haunted Castle
de
Movie•1960

The Haunted Castle

Black Narcissus
en
Movie•1947

Black Narcissus