Jørgen Roos

Directing·Aug 14, 1922·Gilleleje, Danmark

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Jørgen Roos was a Danish documentary filmmaker and cinematographer, celebrated for his extensive work in documenting Greenlandic culture and the Arctic environment. He began his career in the 1940s and directed numerous documentaries that brought attention to the lives and traditions of Greenland's indigenous people. Roos's notable works include Nordatlantens folk (1956) and Angotee (1953), the latter winning the Short Film Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. His dedication to ethnographic filmmaking has been instrumental in preserving and showcasing Arctic cultures to a broader audience.

Film	Credit
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier1995 · Interview Subject	Interview Subject
DDie Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen1995 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
AAndersen hos fotografen1975 · Director	Director
Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon!1972 · Actor	Actor
And Who but I Should Be1970 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
AAre you Greenlandic?1970 · Director	Director
17 minutes Greenland1967 · Director	Director
OOm ti minutter1966 · Producer	Producer
Carl Th. Dreyer1966 · Director	Director
Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer1965 · Self	Self
KKnud1965 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Oslofilm: Oslo1964 · Director	Director
Oslo1963 · Director	Director
Danish Design1961 · Director	Director
A City Called Copenhagen1960 · Director	Director
6-Day Race1958 · Director	Director
TThe Flying Dane1957 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
A Castle Within a Castle1954 · Director of Photography, Director	Director of Photography, Director
JJ.F. Willumsen1951 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
TThe Streamlined Pig1951 · Director	Director
EEaten Horizons1950 · Man Drinking (uncredited), Director	Man Drinking (uncredited), Director
Shakespeare og Kronborg1950 · Director	Director
The Final Rejection of the Request for a Kiss1949 · Director	Director
Opus I1949 · Director	Director
They Caught the Ferry1948 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
På besøg hos Kong Tingeling1947 · Director	Director
Richard Mortensen's Motion Picture1944 · Director	Director
The Heart Thief1943 · Director of Photography, Director	Director of Photography, Director
EEscape1942 · Director	Director
MMikkelDirector, Writer	Director, Writer
FFøroyar (The Faroe Islands)Director	Director