Jørgen Roos
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 14, 1922, Gilleleje, Danmark
- Died
- September 13, 1998
- Movies
- 29
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.
Best-Known Movies
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
1995
A Castle Within a Castle
1954
Carl Th. Dreyer
1966
Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon!
1972
Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer
1965
A City Called Copenhagen
1960
6-Day Race
1958
Richard Mortensen's Motion Picture
1944
The Final Rejection of the Request for a Kiss
1949
Opus I
1949
Filmography
| 1995 | Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier | Interview Subject |
| 1972 | Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon! | |
| 1965 | Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer | Self |
| 1950 | Eaten Horizons | Man Drinking (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1995 | Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen | Director, Writer |
| 1975 | Andersen hos fotografen | Director |
| 1970 | And Who but I Should Be | Director, Screenplay |
| 1970 | Are you Greenlandic? | Director |
| 1967 | 17 minutes Greenland | Director |
| 1966 | Om ti minutter | Producer |
| 1966 | Carl Th. Dreyer | Director |
| 1965 | Knud | Director, Writer |
| 1964 | Oslofilm: Oslo | Director |
| 1963 | Oslo | Director |
| 1961 | Danish Design | Director |
| 1960 | A City Called Copenhagen | Director |
| 1958 | 6-Day Race | Director |
| 1957 | The Flying Dane | Director, Writer |
| 1954 | A Castle Within a Castle | Director |
| 1951 | J.F. Willumsen | Director, Writer |
| 1951 | The Streamlined Pig | Director |
| 1950 | Eaten Horizons | Director |
| 1950 | Shakespeare og Kronborg | Director |
| 1949 | The Final Rejection of the Request for a Kiss | Director |
| 1949 | Opus I | Director |
| 1947 | På besøg hos Kong Tingeling | Director |
| 1944 | Richard Mortensen's Motion Picture | Director |
| 1943 | The Heart Thief | Director |
| 1942 | Escape | Director |
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