Josef Illík

Josef Illík (10 September 1919 – 21 January 2006) was a Czech cinematographer and photographer.

Life
Josef Illík studied photography in high school. His teachers were Ladislav Sutnar, Jaromír Funke and Josef Ehm. After the World War II he was a successful photographer, but also started working at Barrandov Studios as an assistant cinematographer. From 1952 to 1957 he was a cinematographer for army documentaries in Czechoslovak Army Film. Since 1958 he worked on feature films as a cinematographer. He frequently worked with directors Karel Kachyňa, Václav Krška and Václav Vorlíček.

Selected filmography

 * Smugglers of Death (1959)
 * Smugglers of Death (1959)
 * The Slinger (1960)
 * Spanilá jízda (1963)
 * The House in Karp Lane (1965)
 * Coach to Vienna (1966)
 * The Nun's Night (1967)
 * Jarní vody (1968)
 * Witchhammer (1970)
 * The Ear (1970)
 * Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)

Publications

 * Josef Illík. Praha zasněná. Orbis, Prague 1959
 * Josef Illík. Praha 1945 – 1958. Argo, Prague 2018