Hein Heckroth(1901-1970)

Production Designer
Costume Designer
Art Director

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The Fighting Pimpernel (1949)

German born Hein worked as a set and costume designer for the German national ballet before moving to England in the 1940's where he designed for films such as 'Red Shoes, The (1948)' and 'Matter of Life and Death, A (1946)'.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

The Red Shoes

8.1

Production Designer

1948

Torn Curtain

6.6

Production Designer

1966

A Matter of Life and Death

8.0

Costume Designer(costumes)

1946

Black Narcissus

7.7

Costume Designer(costumes)

1947

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Undine
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1969
Graf Öderland
8.6
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1968
Torn Curtain
6.6
- Production Designer
- 1966
Tatort
7.4
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1965
Bluebeard's Castle
7.2
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1963
Wetter veränderlich
8.5
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1962
Nur eine Karaffe
9.3
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1962
Die blaue Donau
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1962
Hoffmanns Erzählungen
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1962
Aimée
9.4
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1961
Kaiser Jones
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1961
Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1961
Der Zauberladen (La boutique fantasque)
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1960
Peterchen's Mondfahrt
7.8
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1959
Ein Traumspiel
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1959

Costume Designer

Art Director

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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).