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Jørgen Roos
Editor, Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born August 14, 1922Died September 13, 1998 (76 years)
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.
Jørgen Roos Filmography
| 1995 | Carl Th. Dreyer: My Métier · as Interview Subject |
| 1972 |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | Chronicle (1966) (TV Series) |
| 1966 | |
| 1958 |
| 1984 | |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | |
| 1960 |
| 1965 | |
| 1964 | Filmmakers of our time (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | De unge gamle · as Cinematographer |
| 1984 | Lille cirkus · as Cinematographer |
| 1982 | Her ligger landet med grønne marker · as Cinematographer |
| 1971 | Are You Afraid? · as Cinematographer |
| 1967 | Et år med Henry · as Cinematographer |
| 1966 | Sisimiut · as Cinematographer |
| 1966 | Knud · as Cinematographer |
| 1948 | They Caught the Ferry · as Director Of Photography |