Jørgen Roos

Directing Aug 14, 1922 Sep 13, 1998 (aged 76) 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.

4 Acting Credits
32 Crew Credits

Acting

Eaten Horizons Movie

Eaten Horizons

as Man Drinking (uncredited)

1950
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier Movie

Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier

as Interview Subject

1995
Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon! Movie

Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon!

1972
Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer Movie

Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer

as Self

1965

Crew

They Caught the Ferry Movie

They Caught the Ferry

Director of Photography

1948
Eaten Horizons Movie

Eaten Horizons

Director

1950
A Castle Within a Castle Movie

A Castle Within a Castle

Director of Photography

1954
Carl Th. Dreyer Movie

Carl Th. Dreyer

Director

1966
A City Called Copenhagen Movie

A City Called Copenhagen

Director

1960
Escape Movie

Escape

Director

1942
Knud Movie

Knud

Writer

1965
The Final Rejection of the Request for a Kiss Movie

The Final Rejection of the Request for a Kiss

Director

1949
Richard Mortensen's Motion Picture Movie

Richard Mortensen's Motion Picture

Director

1944
6-Day Race Movie

6-Day Race

Director

1958
Opus I Movie

Opus I

Director

1949
The Streamlined Pig Movie

The Streamlined Pig

Director

1951