Hein Heckroth photo

Hein Heckroth

Art

  • Born
  • April 14, 1901
  • Died
  • July 7, 1970
  • Place of birth
  • Giessen, Germany

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.

On the crew 18

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