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Josef Illík

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Josef Illík
Born(1919-09-10)10 September 1919
Died21 January 2006(2006-01-21) (aged 86)
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, photographer
Years active1945–1981

Josef Illík (10 September 1919 – 21 January 2006) was a Czech cinematographer and photographer.[1]

Life

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Josef Illík studied photography in high school. His teachers were Ladislav Sutnar, Jaromír Funke and Josef Ehm.[1] 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.[1] Since 1958 he worked on feature films as a cinematographer. He frequently worked with directors Karel Kachyňa, Václav Krška and Václav Vorlíček.[1]

Selected filmography

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Publications

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Josef Illík". čfsd.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-02-26.
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