Josef Illík
Josef Illík (10 September 1919 – 21 January 2006) was a Czech cinematographer and photographer.
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Josef Illík
- Name
- Josef Illík
- Born
- 10 September 1919
- Birthplace
- Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Died
- 21 January 2006
- Place of death
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Occupation
- Cinematographer, photographer
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Languages
- Czech
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Key facts
• Name — Josef Illík • Born — 10 September 1919 • Birthplace — Prague, Czechoslovakia • Died — 21 January 2006 • Place of death — Prague, Czech Republic • Occupation — Cinematographer, photographer • Years Active — 1945–1981
Life
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
Selected filmography
• Smugglers of Death (1959) • Smugglers of Death (1959) • The Slinger (1960) • The Day the Tree Blooms (1961) • 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)
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1919
Josef Illík was born on 10 September 1919.
2006
Josef Illík died on 21 January 2006.
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Josef Illík was born in Prague.
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Josef Illík died in Prague.
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Publications
• Josef Illík. Praha zasněná. Orbis, Prague 1959 • Josef Illík. Praha 1945 – 1958. Argo, Prague 2018
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