Known For
Directing
Born
Aug 14, 1922
Died
Sep 13, 1998
Place of Birth
Gilleleje, Danmark
Credits
35 titles
Jørgen Roos
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
Interview Subject
Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen
Director
Andersen hos fotografen
Director
Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon!
Are you Greenlandic?
Director
And Who but I Should Be
Screenplay
17 minutes Greenland
Director
Om ti minutter
Producer
Carl Th. Dreyer
Director
Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer
Self
Knud
Writer
Oslofilm: Oslo
Director
Oslo
Director
Danish Design
Editor
A City Called Copenhagen
Director
6-Day Race
Director
The Flying Dane
Director
Somethin' About Scandinavia - As Told by a Danish Boy
Editor
A Castle Within a Castle
Director of Photography
J.F. Willumsen
Director
The Streamlined Pig
Director
Eaten Horizons
Man Drinking (uncredited)
Greenland For The Little Ones
Editor
Shakespeare og Kronborg
Director
The Final Rejection of the Request for a Kiss
Director
Opus I
Director
They Caught the Ferry
Director of Photography
På besøg hos Kong Tingeling
Director
1337 Mennesker
Cinematography
Richard Mortensen's Motion Picture
Director
7 mill. HK – en film om Burmeister & Wain
Cinematography
The Heart Thief
Director
Escape
Director
Mikkel
Director
Føroyar (The Faroe Islands)
Director