Jørgen Roos
Known for: Directing
Born: August 14, 1922
Died: September 13, 1998
Place of birth: Gilleleje, Danmark
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.
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Filmography
35 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
6.1
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
19957.0
Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen
19958.0
Andersen hos fotografen
1975
6.4
Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon!
1972
NR
And Who but I Should Be
1970NR
Are you Greenlandic?
1970
NR
17 minutes Greenland
196710.0
Om ti minutter
1966
6.8
Carl Th. Dreyer
1966
6.8
Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer
19657.0
Knud
1965
NR
Oslofilm: Oslo
1964
NR
Oslo
1963
NR
Danish Design
1961
6.4
A City Called Copenhagen
1960
8.0
6-Day Race
19586.0
The Flying Dane
1957
NR
Somethin' About Scandinavia - As Told by a Danish Boy
1956
5.3
A Castle Within a Castle
19549.0
J.F. Willumsen
19516.0
The Streamlined Pig
19515.7
Eaten Horizons
1950
NR
Greenland For The Little Ones
1950
10.0
Shakespeare og Kronborg
1950
10.0
The Final Rejection of the Request for a Kiss
1949
7.5
Opus I
1949
6.8
They Caught the Ferry
1948
7.0
På besøg hos Kong Tingeling
1947NR
1337 Mennesker
1946
9.0
Richard Mortensen's Motion Picture
1944NR
7 mill. HK – en film om Burmeister & Wain
1943
NR
The Heart Thief
19439.0
Escape
1942NR
Mikkel
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Føroyar (The Faroe Islands)
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