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Karel Vacek(1938-2010)

  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
  • Art Department
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Karel Vacek was born on 24 March 1938 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a production designer and art director, known for Der Mädchenkrieg (1977), Spider's Web (1989) and Ravenous (1999). He died on 2 April 2010 in Prague, Czech Republic.
BornMarch 24, 1938
DiedApril 2, 2010(72)
BornMarch 24, 1938
DiedApril 2, 2010(72)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Adelheid Arndt, Kaki Hunter, and Antonia Reininghaus in Der Mädchenkrieg (1977)
Der Mädchenkrieg
6.4
  • Production Designer
  • 1977
Spider's Web (1989)
Spider's Web
7.2
  • Production Designer
  • 1989
Ravenous (1999)
Ravenous
6.9
  • Art Director
  • 1999
Kure melancholik (1999)
Kure melancholik
6.4
  • Production Designer
  • 1999

Credits

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Production Designer

  • The Velvet Murderers (2005)
    The Velvet Murderers
    5.8
    • Production Designer
    • 2005
  • Milenci & vrazi (2004)
    Milenci & vrazi
    5.3
    • Production Designer
    • 2004
  • Jak básníci neztrácejí nadeji (2004)
    Jak básníci neztrácejí nadeji
    5.2
    • Production Designer
    • 2004
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 2002
  • Vladimír Dlouhý, Ilona Svobodová, and Lucie Vondrácková in Ta tretí (2002)
    Ta tretí
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2002
  • O ztracené lásce (2002)
    O ztracené lásce
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 2002
  • Lover's Prayer (2001)
    Lover's Prayer
    4.8
    • Production Designer
    • 2001
  • Kure melancholik (1999)
    Kure melancholik
    6.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1999
  • Let's Make an Opera (1996)
    Let's Make an Opera
    6.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1996
  • Die Winterreise (1994)
    Die Winterreise
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1994
  • Kaspar Hauser (1993)
    Kaspar Hauser
    6.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1993
  • By Way of the Stars (1992)
    By Way of the Stars
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1992–1993
  • Utz (1992)
    Utz
    6.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1992
  • Zabí král (1991)
    Zabí král
    5.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1991
  • Michel Piccoli and Marianne Sägebrecht in Martha et moi (1990)
    Martha et moi
    6.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1990

Art Director

  • Expozitura (2008)
    Expozitura
    6.8
    TV Series
    • supervising art director
    • 2008
  • Anna Friel in Bathory: Countess of Blood (2008)
    Bathory: Countess of Blood
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 2008
  • Bozí duha
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 2008
  • Taťjana Medvecká, Ladislav Potměšil, Zdenek Troska, Miroslav Táborský, Jan Dolanský, and Veronika Khek Kubařová in Nejkrásnejsí hádanka (2008)
    Nejkrásnejsí hádanka
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 2008
  • Expozitura
    TV Short
    • Art Director
    • 2007
  • Malovaný deti
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 2003
  • Filip Blažek, Michaela Kuklová, and Jiří Pomeje in Andelská tvár (2002)
    Andelská tvár
    4.1
    • Art Director
    • 2002
  • Karel Gott, Daniel Hulka, Michaela Kuklová, and Miroslav Simunek in Z pekla stestí 2 (2001)
    Z pekla stestí 2
    3.4
    • Art Director
    • 2001
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change (2000)
    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
    7.2
    Video
    • Art Director
    • 2000
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life (2000)
    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 2000
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (2000)
    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
    6.7
    Video
    • Art Director
    • 2000
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception (1999)
    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
    7.1
    Video
    • Art Director
    • 1999
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (1999)
    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
    6.8
    Video
    • Art Director
    • 1999
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil (1999)
    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
    6.6
    Video
    • Art Director
    • 1999
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell (1999)
    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
    7.1
    Video
    • Art Director
    • 1999

Art Department

  • Alfred Molina, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Ustinov, Claire Cox, and Jonathan Firth in Luther (2003)
    Luther
    6.6
    • construction company: Czech Republic, ARVA a.s.
    • 2003
  • Strauss: The King of 3/4 Time (1995)
    Strauss: The King of 3/4 Time
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • art director: Czech Republic
    • 1995
  • Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
    The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
    7.3
    TV Series
    • construction
    • 1993
  • Der veruntreute Himmel
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • assistant production designer
    • 1990
  • Die Bertinis (1988)
    Die Bertinis
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • assistant production designer
    • 1988
  • Rosa Luxemburg (1986)
    Rosa Luxemburg
    6.9
    • assistant set decorator
    • 1986
  • Anne Bennent and Antonia Reininghaus in Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie (1979)
    Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • assistant production designer
    • 1979
  • Tilo Prückner in Der Schneider von Ulm (1978)
    Der Schneider von Ulm
    6.6
    • set builder
    • 1978
  • Jacques Breuer in Good-for-Nothing (1978)
    Good-for-Nothing
    5.4
    • set designer
    • 1978
  • Vlastimil Brodský and Radoslav Brzobohatý in F.L. Vek (1971)
    F.L. Vek
    7.8
    TV Series
    • assistant art director
    • 1971–1972
  • Klicka
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • assistant production designer
    • 1972
  • Odvázná slecna (1970)
    Odvázná slecna
    6.4
    • assistant production designer
    • 1970
  • Jiří Sovák in Nejlepsí zenská mého zivota (1968)
    Nejlepsí zenská mého zivota
    7.0
    • assistant art director
    • production designer assistant
    • 1968
  • Cintamani & podvodník (1965)
    Cintamani & podvodník
    7.1
    • assistant art director
    • 1965
  • Hvezda zvaná Pelynek (1965)
    Hvezda zvaná Pelynek
    6.8
    • assistant art director
    • assistant production designer
    • 1965

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Karel Vacak
  • Born
    • March 24, 1938
    • Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • April 2, 2010
    • Prague, Czech Republic

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