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.
1966Torn CurtainMovieProduction Design1963Bluebeard's CastleMovieProduction Design1963The Threepenny OperaMovieCostume Design · Art Direction · Set Decoration1960The Haunted CastleMovieArt Direction1959Peterchens MondfahrtMovieScreenplay · Set Designer1957The Girl and the LegendMovieProduction Design1956The Battle of the River PlateMovieOther1955Oh... Rosalinda!!MovieProduction Design1955Ludwig IIMovieProduction Design1953The Story of Gilbert and SullivanMovieProduction Design1951The Tales of HoffmannMovieProduction Design · Costume Design1950The Elusive PimpernelMovieProduction Design1950Gone to EarthMovieProduction Design1949The Small Back RoomMovieProduction Design1948The Red ShoesMovieProduction Design · Costume Design1948“The Red Shoes” SketchesMovieDirector · Art Designer1947Black NarcissusMovieCostume Design1946A Matter of Life and DeathMovieCostume Design