Theodor Pištěk

Known For

Costume & Make-Up

Born

Oct 25, 1932

Died

Dec 03, 2025

Place of Birth

Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)

Credits

94 titles

Theodor Pištěk

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

Filmography

2020

Karel Svoboda: Šťastná léta

Self

Movie
2003

Frank Herbert's Children of Dune

Costume Design

Tv
2002

The Making of 'Amadeus'

Self - Costume & Make-up

Movie
2000

Frank Herbert's Dune

Costume Design

Tv
1996

The People vs. Larry Flynt

Costume Design

Movie
1989

Valmont

Costume Design

Movie
1986

Shades of Fern

Costume Design

Movie
1984

Rumburak

Costume Design

Movie
1984

Amadeus

Costume Design

Movie
1983

The Visitors

Costume Design

Tv
1983

Salt & Gold

Costume Design

Movie
1982

The Balad of Mamelouk

Costume Design

Movie
1982

Zelená vlna

Costume Design

Movie
1982

Ferat Vampire

Title Designer

Movie
1982

Serpent's Poison

Costume Design

Movie
1982

Dostih

Costume Design

Movie
1981

Mature Wine

Costume Design

Movie
1981

Concert

Costume Design

Movie
1981

Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci

Costume Design

Movie
1981

Cutting It Short

Costume Design

Movie
1980

Arabela

Costume Design

Tv
1980

Brontosaurus

Costume Design

Movie
1979

Postavení mimo hru

Costume Design

Movie
1979

Prince and the Evening Star

Costume Design

Movie
1979

Death of Hitch-Hikers

Costume Design

Movie
1979

The Cat Prince

Costume Design

Movie
1979

Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

Costume Design

Movie
1979

House Call

Costume Design

Movie
1978

On the Great River

Costume Design

Movie
1978

Alarm in the Clouds

Costume Design

Movie
1978

Shadows of a Hot Summer

Costume Design

Movie
1978

Settlement of Crows

Costume Design

Movie
1978

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

Costume Design

Movie
1978

How to Wake a Princess

Costume Design

Movie
1977

Long Live Ghosts!

Costume Design

Movie
1977

A Nice Plate of Spinach

Costume Design

Movie
1977

Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea

Art Direction

Movie
1977

Přikázaný směr jízdy

Costume Design

Movie
1976

We'll Kick Up a Fuss Tomorrow, Darling...

Costume Design

Movie
1976

Summer with a Cowboy

Costume Design

Movie
1976

Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!

Costume Design

Movie
1976

The Bride with the Most Beautiful Eyes

Costume Design

Movie
1976

Wine Working

Costume Design

Movie
1976

Boys Will Be Boys

Costume Design

Movie
1975

Na konci světa

Costume Design

Movie
1975

Hotel Pacific

Costume Design

Movie
1975

This Is How Love Begins...

Costume Design

Movie
1975

Dva muži hlásí příchod

Costume Design

Movie
1975

Zbraně pro Prahu

Costume Design

Movie
1975

Kto odchádza v daždi...

Costume Design

Movie