Directing

Jørgen Roos

Born 1922-08-14

Gilleleje, Danmark

Department: Directing

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.

1964

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (61 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier	Interview Subject	Movie	1995
Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen	Director	Movie	1995
Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen	Writer	Movie	1995
Andersen hos fotografen	Director	Movie	1975
Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon!	Self / Appearance	Movie	1972
And Who but I Should Be	Screenplay	Movie	1970
And Who but I Should Be	Director	Movie	1970
And Who but I Should Be	Editor	Movie	1970
Are you Greenlandic?	Director	Movie	1970
Are you Greenlandic?	Editor	Movie	1970
Are you Greenlandic?	Script	Movie	1970
17 minutes Greenland	Director	Movie	1967
Om ti minutter	Producer	Movie	1966
Carl Th. Dreyer	Director	Movie	1966
Carl Th. Dreyer	Script	Movie	1966
Carl Th. Dreyer	Cinematography	Movie	1966
Carl Th. Dreyer	Editor	Movie	1966
Carl Th. Dreyer	Sound	Movie	1966
Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer	Self	Movie	1965
Knud	Writer	Movie	1965
Knud	Director	Movie	1965
Knud	Camera Operator	Movie	1965
Oslofilm: Oslo	Director	Movie	1964
Oslofilm: Oslo	Cinematography	Movie	1964
Oslo	Director	Movie	1963
Danish Design	Editor	Movie	1961
Danish Design	Director	Movie	1961
Danish Design	Sound	Movie	1961
A City Called Copenhagen	Director	Movie	1960
6-Day Race	Director	Movie	1958
The Flying Dane	Director	Movie	1957
The Flying Dane	Editor	Movie	1957
The Flying Dane	Writer	Movie	1957
The Flying Dane	Camera Operator	Movie	1957
Somethin' About Scandinavia - As Told by a Danish Boy	Editor	Movie	1956
A Castle Within a Castle	Director of Photography	Movie	1954
A Castle Within a Castle	Director	Movie	1954
J.F. Willumsen	Director	Movie	1951
J.F. Willumsen	Writer	Movie	1951
The Streamlined Pig	Director	Movie	1951
Eaten Horizons	Man Drinking (uncredited)	Movie	1950
Eaten Horizons	Director	Movie	1950
Eaten Horizons	Cinematography	Movie	1950
Greenland For The Little Ones	Editor	Movie	1950
Shakespeare og Kronborg	Director	Movie	1950
The Final Rejection of the Request for a Kiss	Director	Movie	1949
Opus I	Director	Movie	1949
They Caught the Ferry	Director of Photography	Movie	1948
They Caught the Ferry	Editor	Movie	1948
På besøg hos Kong Tingeling	Director	Movie	1947
1337 Mennesker	Cinematography	Movie	1946
Richard Mortensen's Motion Picture	Director	Movie	1944
7 mill. HK – en film om Burmeister & Wain	Cinematography	Movie	1943
The Heart Thief	Director	Movie	1943
The Heart Thief	Director of Photography	Movie	1943
Escape	Director	Movie	1942
Escape	Cinematography	Movie	1942
Mikkel	Director	Movie	—
Mikkel	Writer	Movie	—
Mikkel	Cinematography	Movie	—
Føroyar (The Faroe Islands)	Director	Movie	—