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.

Birthday

Apr 14, 1901

Place of birth

Giessen, Germany

Deathday

Jul 7, 1970

Homepage

https://www.hein-heckroth-ges.de/

Credited in

As crew

The Elusive Pimpernel
Role: Production Design
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
Role: Production Design
Ludwig II
Role: Production Design
The Girl and the Legend
Role: Production Design
The Threepenny Opera
Role: Costume Design
The Threepenny Opera
Role: Art Direction
The Threepenny Opera
Role: Set Decoration
Bluebeard's Castle
Role: Production Design
The Tales of Hoffmann
Role: Production Design
The Tales of Hoffmann
Role: Costume Design
The Small Back Room
Role: Production Design
A Matter of Life and Death
Role: Costume Design
Torn Curtain
Role: Production Design
Black Narcissus
Role: Costume Design
Peterchens Mondfahrt
Role: Set Designer
Peterchens Mondfahrt
Role: Screenplay
The Red Shoes
Role: Production Design
The Red Shoes
Role: Costume Design
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Role: Production Design
The Haunted Castle
Role: Art Direction
The Battle of the River Plate
Role: Other
“The Red Shoes” Sketches
Role: Director
Gone to Earth
Role: Production Design