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Hein Heckroth
Giessen, Germany
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 b…
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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) for which he won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction.
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1966
Torn Curtain
Movie Production Design
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1963
Bluebeard's Castle
Movie Production Design
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1963
The Threepenny Opera
Movie Art Direction
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1960
The Haunted Castle
Movie Art Direction
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1959
Peterchens Mondfahrt
Movie Screenplay
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1957
The Girl and the Legend
Movie Production Design
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1956
The Battle of the River Plate
Movie Other
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1955
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Movie Production Design
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1955
Ludwig II
Movie Production Design
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1953
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
Movie Production Design
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1951
The Tales of Hoffmann
Movie Production Design
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1950
The Elusive Pimpernel
Movie Production Design
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1950
Gone to Earth
Movie Production Design
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1949
The Small Back Room
Movie Production Design
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1948
The Red Shoes
Movie Production Design
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1948
“The Red Shoes” Sketches
Movie Director
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1947
Black Narcissus
Movie Costume Design
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1946
A Matter of Life and Death
Movie Costume Design
