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Hein Heckroth

Art

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 18

TMDB ID: 1314532

IMDb ID: nm0373081

Known for: Art

Born: April 14, 1901

Died: July 7, 1970

Age: 69

Place of birth: Giessen, Germany

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1946 - 1966

Years active: 21

Average TMDB rating: 7.01

Wikidata: Q214664

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Director (1)Production Design (11)Costume Design (3)Art Direction (1)Other (1)Screenplay (1)

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.

Movies

Directed Movies

Movies directed by Hein Heckroth.