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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)'.
BornApril 14, 1901
DiedJuly 7, 1970(69)
BornApril 14, 1901
DiedJuly 7, 1970(69)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Moira Shearer in The Red Shoes (1948)
The Red Shoes
8.1
  • Production Designer
  • 1948
Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Newman, and Julie Andrews in Torn Curtain (1966)
Torn Curtain
6.6
  • Production Designer
  • 1966
David Niven and Kim Hunter in A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
A Matter of Life and Death
8.0
  • Costume Designer(costumes)
  • 1946
Deborah Kerr in Black Narcissus (1947)
Black Narcissus
7.7
  • Costume Designer(costumes)
  • 1947

Credits

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Production Designer



  • Undine
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1969
  • Graf Öderland (1968)
    Graf Öderland
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1968
  • Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Newman, and Julie Andrews in Torn Curtain (1966)
    Torn Curtain
    6.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1966
  • Tatort
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1965
  • Ana Raquel Satre and Norman Foster in Bluebeard's Castle (1963)
    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 (1961)
    Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1961
  • Der Zauberladen (La boutique fantasque)
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1960
  • Peterchen's Mondfahrt (1959)
    Peterchen's Mondfahrt
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1959
  • Ein Traumspiel
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1959

Costume Designer



  • Tatort
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1965
  • Leo Bothas in Three Penny Opera (1963)
    Three Penny Opera
    5.2
    • Costume Designer
    • 1963
  • Juchten und Lavendel
    9.2
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1958
  • Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
    Gilbert and Sullivan
    6.9
    • Costume Designer
    • 1953
  • Moira Shearer in The Red Shoes (1948)
    The Red Shoes
    8.1
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Deborah Kerr in Black Narcissus (1947)
    Black Narcissus
    7.7
    • Costume Designer (costumes)
    • 1947
  • David Niven and Kim Hunter in A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
    A Matter of Life and Death
    8.0
    • Costume Designer (costumes)
    • 1946

Art Director



  • Leo Bothas in Three Penny Opera (1963)
    Three Penny Opera
    5.2
    • Art Director
    • 1963
  • The Haunted Castle (1960)
    The Haunted Castle
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • Vivien Leigh, Stewart Granger, and Claude Rains in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
    Caesar and Cleopatra
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1945

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Fighting Pimpernel
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Fighting Pimpernel

Personal details

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  • Born
    • April 14, 1901
    • Giessen, Germany
  • Died
    • July 7, 1970
    • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Ada1924 - July 6, 1970 (his death, 3 children)
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    • 1 Print Biography

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  • Trivia
    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).
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