
Person
Theodor Pištěk
Costume & Make-Up · 1932–2025 · Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Biography
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. 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

Amadeus
Costume Design

The People vs. Larry Flynt
Costume Design

Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
Costume Design

Frank Herbert's Dune
Costume Design

Pan Tau
Costume Design

Arabela
Costume Design

Valmont
Costume Design

House Call
Costume Design

The Visitors
Costume Design

On the Great River
Costume Design
Filmography
- 2020Karel Svoboda: Šťastná létaSelf
- 2003Frank Herbert's Children of DuneCostume Design
- 2002The Making of 'Amadeus'Self - Costume & Make-up
- 2000Frank Herbert's DuneCostume Design
- 1996The People vs. Larry FlyntCostume Design
- 1989ValmontCostume Design
- 1986Shades of FernCostume Design
- 1984RumburakCostume Design
- 1984AmadeusCostume Design
- 1983The VisitorsCostume Design
- 1983Salt & GoldCostume Design
- 1982The Balad of MameloukCostume Design
- 1982Zelená vlnaCostume Design
- 1982Ferat VampireTitle Designer
- 1982Serpent's PoisonCostume Design
- 1982DostihCostume Design
- 1981Mature WineCostume Design
- 1981ConcertCostume Design
- 1981Blázni, vodníci a podvodníciCostume Design
- 1981Cutting It ShortCostume Design
- 1980ArabelaCostume Design
- 1980BrontosaurusCostume Design
- 1979Postavení mimo hruCostume Design
- 1979Prince and the Evening StarCostume Design
- 1979Death of Hitch-HikersCostume Design
- 1979The Cat PrinceCostume Design
- 1979Those Wonderful Movie CranksCostume Design
- 1979House CallCostume Design
- 1978On the Great RiverCostume Design
- 1978Alarm in the CloudsCostume Design
- 1978Shadows of a Hot SummerCostume Design
- 1978Settlement of CrowsCostume Design
- 1978Adela Has Not Had Supper YetCostume Design
- 1978How to Wake a PrincessCostume Design
- 1977Long Live Ghosts!Costume Design
- 1977A Nice Plate of SpinachCostume Design
- 1977Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with TeaArt Direction
- 1977Přikázaný směr jízdyCostume Design
- 1976We'll Kick Up a Fuss Tomorrow, Darling...Costume Design
- 1976Summer with a CowboyCostume Design
- 1976Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!Costume Design
- 1976The Bride with the Most Beautiful EyesCostume Design
- 1976Wine WorkingCostume Design
- 1976Boys Will Be BoysCostume Design
- 1975Na konci světaCostume Design
- 1975Hotel PacificCostume Design
- 1975This Is How Love Begins...Costume Design
- 1975Dva muži hlásí příchodCostume Design
- 1975Zbraně pro PrahuCostume Design
- 1975Kto odchádza v daždi...Costume Design
- 1975How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the LawyerCostume Design
- 1975Poslední ples na rožnovské plovárněCostume Design
- 1974Robinson GirlCostume Design
- 1974The Fair Is HereCostume Design
- 1974PavlínkaCostume Design
- 1974Joachim, Put It in the MachineCostume Design
- 1974Tři nevinníCostume Design
- 1974Jakou barvu má láskaCostume Design
- 1974SirotyCostume Design
- 1974Vodník a ZuzanaCostume Design
- 1973Three Men TravellingCostume Design
- 1973Three Wishes for CinderellaCostume Design
- 1973LoveCostume Design
- 1973Death ChoosesCostume Design
- 1973Legenda, the RobberCostume Design
- 1973Čertova stěnaCostume Designer
- 1972Six Bears and a ClownCostume Design
- 1972We, the Lost GirlsCostume Design
- 1972Vlak do stanice NebeCostume Design
- 1972The Girl on the BroomstickMakeup Designer
- 1972About Show-WhiteCostume Design
- 1972Poslední výstřel Davida SandelaCostume Design
- 1972Touha Sherlocka HolmeseCostume Design
- 1972Vím, že jsi vrah...Costume Design
- 1971Hry lásky šálivéCostume Design
- 1971Four Murders Are Enough, DarlingCostume Design
- 1971Luk královny DorotkyCostume Design
- 1971You Are a Widow, SirCostume Design
- 1970Pan TauCostume Design
- 1970A Case for a Rookie HangmanCostume Design
- 1970I Killed Einstein, GentlemenCostume Design
- 1970AdelheidCostume Design
- 1969Prague NightsCostume Design
- 1968Lanfieri ColonyCostume Design
- 1968The Valley of the BeesCostume Design
- 1967Marketa LazarováArt Designer
- 1967Happy EndCostume Design
- 1967Poklad byzantského kupceCostume Design
- 1965BubnyCostume Design
- 1963Tarzanova smrtCostume Design
- 1963Blbec z XeenemündeCostume Design
- 1962The Devil's TrapCostume Design
- 1960The White DoveArt Designer
- 1957Florenc 13,30
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