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