Josef Illík (10 September 1919 – 21 January 2006) was a

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Life

Josef Illík studied photography in high school. His teachers were

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and Josef Ehm. After the World War II he was a successful photographer, but also started working at

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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

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and

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Selected filmography

* '' Smugglers of Death'' (1959) * '' Smugglers of Death'' (1959) * '' The Slinger'' (1960) * '' Spanilá jízda'' (1963) * ''

The House in Karp Lane ''The House in Karp Lane'' (german: Das Haus in der Karpfengasse) is a 1965 West German drama film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Jana Brejchová, Edith Schultze-Westrum and Wolfgang Kieling. It portrays the Jewish residents of a Prague ...

'' (1965) * ''

Coach to Vienna ''Coach to Vienna'' ( cs, Kočár do Vídně; in USA released as ''Carriage to Vienna'') is a 1966 Czechoslovak war drama directed by Karel Kachyňa. The film was awarded the third prize at Karlovy Vary Film Festival in 1966, however it was also ...

'' (1966) * '' The Nun's Night'' (1967) * '' Jarní vody'' (1968) * ''

Witchhammer ''Witchhammer'' ( cs, Kladivo na čarodějnice) is a 1970 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Otakar Vávra and starring Elo Romančík. Based on the novel ''Kladivo na čarodějnice'' by Václav Kaplický, ''Witchhammer'' relates the story of the ...

'' (1970) * ''

The Ear ''The Ear'' ( cz, Ucho) is a Czech language film by Karel Kachyňa, completed in 1970. This film was banned by the nation's ruling Communist party (who were supported by the occupying Soviet forces). It wasn't released until the fall of the co ...

'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1973)

Publications

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

References

External links

* 1919 births 2006 deaths Czech cinematographers Photographers from Prague Czechoslovak artists {{CzechRepublic-bio-stub