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Hein Heckroth (1901-1970)

Birthplace:
Giessen, Germany

Born:
April 14, 1901

Died:
July 7, 1970

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Production

Art Direction:
1960  The Haunted Castle
1963  The Threepenny Opera

Costume Design:
1946  A Matter of Life and Death
1947  Black Narcissus
1948  The Red Shoes
1951  The Tales of Hoffmann
1960  The Haunted Castle
1963  The Threepenny Opera

Director:
1946  A Matter of Life and Death
1947  Black Narcissus
1948  The Red Shoes
1948  “The Red Shoes” Sketches
1951  The Tales of Hoffmann
1960  The Haunted Castle
1963  The Threepenny Opera

Other:
1946  A Matter of Life and Death
1947  Black Narcissus
1948  The Red Shoes
1948  “The Red Shoes” Sketches
1951  The Tales of Hoffmann
1956  The Battle of the River Plate
1960  The Haunted Castle
1963  The Threepenny Opera

Production Design:
1946  A Matter of Life and Death
1947  Black Narcissus
1948  The Red Shoes
1948  “The Red Shoes” Sketches
1949  The Small Back Room
1950  The Elusive Pimpernel
1951  The Tales of Hoffmann
1953  The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
1955  Ludwig II
1955  Oh... Rosalinda!!
1956  The Battle of the River Plate
1957  The Girl and the Legend
1960  The Haunted Castle
1963  Bluebeard's Castle
1963  The Threepenny Opera
1966  Torn Curtain

Screenplay:
1946  A Matter of Life and Death
1947  Black Narcissus
1948  The Red Shoes
1948  “The Red Shoes” Sketches
1949  The Small Back Room
1950  The Elusive Pimpernel
1951  The Tales of Hoffmann
1953  The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
1955  Ludwig II
1955  Oh... Rosalinda!!
1956  The Battle of the River Plate
1957  The Girl and the Legend
1959  Peterchens Mondfahrt
1960  The Haunted Castle
1963  Bluebeard's Castle
1963  The Threepenny Opera
1966  Torn Curtain

Set Decoration:
1946  A Matter of Life and Death
1947  Black Narcissus
1948  The Red Shoes
1948  “The Red Shoes” Sketches
1949  The Small Back Room
1950  The Elusive Pimpernel
1951  The Tales of Hoffmann
1953  The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
1955  Ludwig II
1955  Oh... Rosalinda!!
1956  The Battle of the River Plate
1957  The Girl and the Legend
1959  Peterchens Mondfahrt
1960  The Haunted Castle
1963  Bluebeard's Castle
1963  The Threepenny Opera
1966  Torn Curtain

Set Designer:
1946  A Matter of Life and Death
1947  Black Narcissus
1948  The Red Shoes
1948  “The Red Shoes” Sketches
1949  The Small Back Room
1950  The Elusive Pimpernel
1951  The Tales of Hoffmann
1953  The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
1955  Ludwig II
1955  Oh... Rosalinda!!
1956  The Battle of the River Plate
1957  The Girl and the Legend
1959  Peterchens Mondfahrt
1960  The Haunted Castle
1963  Bluebeard's Castle
1963  The Threepenny Opera
1966  Torn Curtain

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