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Hildegard Bechtler

  • Production Designer
  • Costume Designer
  • Art Director
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Hildegard Bechtler is known for The Lives of Others (2006), National Theatre Live: Hansard (2019) and Sacred Hearts (1984). She has been married to Bill Paterson since 1984. They have two children.
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    • Known for

    Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, and Ulrich Mühe in The Lives of Others (2006)
    The Lives of Others
    8.4
    • Production Designer
    • 2006
    National Theatre Live: Hansard (2019)
    National Theatre Live: Hansard
    8.2
    • Production Designer
    • 2019
    Sacred Hearts (1984)
    Sacred Hearts
    7.1
    • Art Director
    • 1984
    Coming Up Roses (1986)
    Coming Up Roses
    7.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1986

    Credits

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    Production Designer

    • Ralph Fiennes in Four Quartets (2022)
      Four Quartets
      6.5
      • Production Designer
      • 2022
    • National Theatre Live: Hansard (2019)
      National Theatre Live: Hansard
      8.2
      • Production Designer
      • 2019
    • Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo in National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra (2018)
      National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra
      7.3
      • Production Designer
      • 2018
    • Andrew Scott in Hamlet (2018)
      Hamlet
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • Production Designer
      • 2018
    • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
      The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2017
    • Ralph Fiennes in Richard III (2016)
      Richard III
      8.0
      • Production Designer
      • 2016
    • The Damnation of Faust
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Production Designer
      • 2011
    • Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, and Ulrich Mühe in The Lives of Others (2006)
      The Lives of Others
      8.4
      • Production Designer
      • 2006
    • Primo (2005)
      Primo
      7.6
      Video
      • Production Designer
      • 2005
    • Masterpiece (1971)
      Masterpiece
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Production Designer (as Hildegarde Bechtler)
      • 2001
    • Performance (1991)
      Performance
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 1993–1997
    • Fiona Shaw in The Waste Land (1996)
      The Waste Land
      7.6
      Short
      • Production Designer
      • 1996
    • Don Giovanni (1995)
      Don Giovanni
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • Production Designer
      • 1995
    • Echoes (1988)
      Echoes
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Production Designer
      • 1988
    • Business as Usual (1987)
      Business as Usual
      6.2
      • Production Designer
      • 1987

    Costume Designer

    • Ralph Fiennes in Four Quartets (2022)
      Four Quartets
      6.5
      • Costume Designer
      • 2022
    • National Theatre Live: Hansard (2019)
      National Theatre Live: Hansard
      8.2
      • Costume Designer
      • 2019
    • Andrew Scott in Hamlet (2018)
      Hamlet
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • Costume Designer
      • 2018
    • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
      The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Costume Designer
      • 2017
    • Masterpiece (1971)
      Masterpiece
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Costume Designer (as Hildegarde Bechtler)
      • 2001
    • Performance (1991)
      Performance
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Costume Designer
      • 1997
    • Don Giovanni (1995)
      Don Giovanni
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • Costume Designer
      • 1995

    Art Director

    • Sacred Hearts (1984)
      Sacred Hearts
      7.1
      • Art Director
      • 1984
    • Aderyn Papur... and Pigs Might Fly
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Art Director
      • 1984
    • Dawn Archibald in The Bad Sister (1983)
      The Bad Sister
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Art Director
      • 1983

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Hildegarde Bechtler
    • Spouse
      • Bill Paterson1984 - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      Designed sets and costumes for "Primo" play adapted by Antony Sher from a memoir "If This Is a Man" by Primo Levi (The Music Box, New York City, New York, USA).

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