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Hein Heckroth
Costume Designer Production Designer

Hein Heckroth

Born April 14, 1901 in Giessen, Germany

Died July 7, 1970

6 films Website

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 6

Torn Curtain (1966) movie poster
Torn Curtain1966
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) movie poster
The Tales of Hoffmann1951
The Small Back Room (1949) movie poster
The Small Back Room1949
The Red Shoes (1948) movie poster
The Red Shoes1948
Black Narcissus (1947) movie poster
Black Narcissus1947
A Matter of Life and Death (1946) movie poster
A Matter of Life and Death1946