Directing
Jørgen Roos
DA, EN, KL, FR cinema · 35 credits
Born
14 August 1922
Died
13 September 1998 (aged 76)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
Mikkel
Mikkel
Director, Writer, Cinematography
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
as Interview Subject
Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen
1995
Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen
Director, Writer
And Who but I Should Be
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Kalâliuvit? (Er du grønlænder?)
1970
Are you Greenlandic?
Director, Editor, Script
Carl Th. Dreyer
Director, Script, Cinematography, Editor, Sound
Knud
1965
Knud
Director, Writer, Camera Operator
Oslofilm: Oslo
Director, Cinematography
Oslo
Director
Danish Design
Editor, Director, Sound
6-Day Race
Director
Ellehammer-filmen
1957
The Flying Dane
Director, Editor, Writer, Camera Operator
A Castle Within a Castle
Director of Photography, Director
J.F. Willumsen
1951
J.F. Willumsen
Director, Writer
Spiste horisonter
1950
Eaten Horizons
as Man Drinking (uncredited), Director, Cinematography
Opus I
Director
They Caught the Ferry
Director of Photography, Editor
1337 Mennesker
1946
1337 Mennesker
Cinematography
The Heart Thief
Director, Director of Photography
7 mill. HK – en film om Burmeister & Wain
1943
7 mill. HK – en film om Burmeister & Wain
Cinematography
Flugten
1942
Escape
Director, Cinematography