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Theodor Pištěk
- Born October 25, 1932 in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
- Died December 3, 2025
Theodor Pištěk (born 25 October 1932 in Prague) is a Czech artist known for creating photo-realistic drawings and paintings, movie costumes and decorations. He won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the film Amadeus, and received an Academy Award nomination in the same category for the film Valmont.
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He is the son of actor Theodor Pištěk and Marie Ženíšková. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague as a pupil of Vratislav Nejezchleba. In 1967, he designed the art concept for the pavilion Člověk a jeho svět (Man and his World) at the Expo Montreal. In the 1970s, after he left the career of a car racer, he focused more on painting and art installation. He participated in around 105 films, his works were exhibited at dozens of exhibitions around the world. In the 1970s, Pištěk created cartoons for the children's magazine Ohníček. He is the creator of the Prague Castle Guard uniforms. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
Amadeus1984
The People vs. Larry Flynt1996
Three Wishes for Cinderella1973
Frank Herbert's Dune2000
Valmont1989
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune2003
Marketa Lazarová1967
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!1976
Filmography
- 2020Karel Svoboda: Šťastná létaFilmSelf
- 2003Frank Herbert's Children of DuneSeriesCostume Design
- 2002The Making of 'Amadeus'FilmSelf - Costume & Make-up
- 2000Frank Herbert's DuneSeriesCostume Design
- 1996The People vs. Larry FlyntFilmCostume Design
- 1989ValmontFilmCostume Design
- 1986Shades of FernFilmCostume Design
- 1984AmadeusFilmCostume Design
- 1984RumburakFilmCostume Design
- 1983The VisitorsSeriesCostume Design
- 1983Salt & GoldFilmCostume Design
- 1982Ferat VampireFilmTitle Designer, Costume Design, Special Props
- 1982Serpent's PoisonFilmCostume Design
- 1982Zelená vlnaFilmCostume Design
- 1982The Balad of MameloukFilmCostume Design
- 1982DostihFilmCostume Design
- 1981Cutting It ShortFilmCostume Design
- 1981Blázni, vodníci a podvodníciFilmCostume Design
- 1981Mature WineFilmCostume Design
- 1981ConcertFilmCostume Design
- 1980ArabelaSeriesCostume Design
- 1980BrontosaurusFilmCostume Design
- 1979Prince and the Evening StarFilmCostume Design
- 1979Those Wonderful Movie CranksFilmCostume Design
- 1979Death of Hitch-HikersFilmCostume Design
- 1979The Cat PrinceFilmCostume Design
- 1979House CallFilmCostume Design
- 1979Postavení mimo hruFilmCostume Design
- 1978Adela Has Not Had Supper YetFilmCostume Design
- 1978How to Wake a PrincessFilmCostume Design
- 1978Shadows of a Hot SummerFilmCostume Design
- 1978Alarm in the CloudsFilmCostume Design
- 1978Settlement of CrowsFilmCostume Design
- 1978On the Great RiverFilmCostume Design
- 1977Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with TeaFilmArt Direction, Costume Design
- 1977A Nice Plate of SpinachFilmCostume Design
- 1977Long Live Ghosts!FilmCostume Design
- 1977Přikázaný směr jízdyFilmCostume Design
- 1976Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!FilmCostume Design
- 1976We'll Kick Up a Fuss Tomorrow, Darling...FilmCostume Design
- 1976Boys Will Be BoysFilmCostume Design
- 1976Summer with a CowboyFilmCostume Design
- 1976Wine WorkingFilmCostume Design
- 1976The Bride with the Most Beautiful EyesFilmCostume Design
- 1975How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the LawyerFilmCostume Design
- 1975Hotel PacificFilmCostume Design
- 1975Na konci světaFilmCostume Design
- 1975Dva muži hlásí příchodFilmCostume Design
- 1975Zbraně pro PrahuFilmCostume Design
- 1975This Is How Love Begins...FilmCostume Design
- 1975Poslední ples na rožnovské plovárněFilmCostume Design
- 1975Kto odchádza v daždi...FilmCostume Design
- 1974Joachim, Put It in the MachineFilmCostume Design
- 1974Robinson GirlFilmCostume Design
- 1974The Fair Is HereFilmCostume Design
- 1974Jakou barvu má láskaFilmCostume Design
- 1974Tři nevinníFilmCostume Design
- 1974PavlínkaFilmCostume Design
- 1974Vodník a ZuzanaFilmCostume Design
- 1974SirotyFilmCostume Design
- 1973Three Wishes for CinderellaFilmCostume Design
- 1973LoveFilmCostume Design
- 1973Legenda, the RobberFilmCostume Design
- 1973Death ChoosesFilmCostume Design
- 1973Three Men TravellingFilmCostume Design
- 1973Čertova stěnaFilmCostume Designer
- 1972The Girl on the BroomstickFilmMakeup Designer, Costume Design
- 1972Six Bears and a ClownFilmCostume Design
- 1972Vím, že jsi vrah...FilmCostume Design
- 1972Vlak do stanice NebeFilmCostume Design
- 1972Touha Sherlocka HolmeseFilmCostume Design
- 1972About Show-WhiteFilmCostume Design
- 1972Poslední výstřel Davida SandelaFilmCostume Design
- 1972We, the Lost GirlsFilmCostume Design
- 1971You Are a Widow, SirFilmCostume Design
- 1971Four Murders Are Enough, DarlingFilmCostume Design
- 1971Hry lásky šálivéFilmCostume Design
- 1971Luk královny DorotkyFilmCostume Design
- 1970I Killed Einstein, GentlemenFilmCostume Design
- 1970A Case for a Rookie HangmanFilmCostume Design