Jørgen Roos

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Jørgen Roos

Directing August 14, 1922

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 c…

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They Caught the Ferry

They Caught the Ferry

6.8 1948 Movie
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier

Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier

6.1 1995 Movie
Carl Th. Dreyer

Carl Th. Dreyer

6.8 1966 Movie
Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer

Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer

6.8 1965 Movie
Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon!

Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon!

6.4 1972 Movie
A Castle Within a Castle

A Castle Within a Castle

5.3 1954 Movie
Danish Design

Danish Design

1961 Movie
A City Called Copenhagen

A City Called Copenhagen

6.4 1960 Movie
Opus I

Opus I

7.5 1949 Movie
The Heart Thief

The Heart Thief

1943 Movie
Oslofilm: Oslo

Oslofilm: Oslo

1964 Movie
6-Day Race

6-Day Race

8.0 1958 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1995
    Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier

    Movie Interview Subject

  2. 1995
    Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen

    Movie Director

  3. 1975
    Andersen hos fotografen

    Movie Director

  4. 1972
    Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon!

    Movie

  5. 1970
    And Who but I Should Be

    Movie Director

  6. 1970
    Are you Greenlandic?

    Movie Director

  7. 1967
    17 minutes Greenland

    Movie Director

  8. 1966
    Om ti minutter

    Movie Producer

  9. 1966
    Carl Th. Dreyer

    Movie Director

  10. 1965
    Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer

    Movie Self

  11. 1965
    Knud

    Movie Director

  12. 1964
    Oslofilm: Oslo

    Movie Director

  13. 1963
    Oslo

    Movie Director

  14. 1961
    Danish Design

    Movie Editor

  15. 1960
    A City Called Copenhagen

    Movie Director

  16. 1958
    6-Day Race

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1957
    The Flying Dane

    Movie Director

  2. 1956
    Somethin' About Scandinavia - As Told by a Danish Boy

    Movie Editor

  3. 1954
    A Castle Within a Castle

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 1951
    J.F. Willumsen

    Movie Director

  5. 1951
    The Streamlined Pig

    Movie Director

  6. 1950
    Eaten Horizons

    Movie Man Drinking (uncredited)

  7. 1950
    Greenland For The Little Ones

    Movie Editor

  8. 1950
    Shakespeare og Kronborg

    Movie Director

  9. 1949
    The Final Rejection of the Request for a Kiss

    Movie Director

  10. 1949
    Opus I

    Movie Director

  11. 1948
    They Caught the Ferry

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 1947
    På besøg hos Kong Tingeling

    Movie Director

  13. 1946
    1337 Mennesker

    Movie Cinematography

  14. 1944
    Richard Mortensen's Motion Picture

    Movie Director

  15. 1943
    7 mill. HK – en film om Burmeister & Wain

    Movie Cinematography

  16. 1943
    The Heart Thief

    Movie Director

  17. 1942
    Escape

    Movie Director

  18. —
    Mikkel

    Movie Director

  19. —
    Føroyar (The Faroe Islands)

    Movie Director