
Directing
Community Rating
6.7
TMDB estimate
Born
August 14, 1922
Died
September 13, 1998 (age 76)
Born in
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.
Mikkel
as Director, Writer, Cinematography
TBA
Føroyar (The Faroe Islands)
as Director
TBA

Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
as Interview Subject
1995

Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen
as Director, Writer
1995
Andersen hos fotografen
as Director
1975

Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon!
1972

And Who but I Should Be
as Director, Screenplay, Editor
1970
Are you Greenlandic?
as Director, Editor, Script
1970

17 minutes Greenland
as Director
1967
Om ti minutter
as Producer
1966

Carl Th. Dreyer
as Director, Script, Cinematography, Editor, Sound
1966

Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer
as Self
1965
Knud
as Director, Writer, Camera Operator
1965

Oslofilm: Oslo
as Director, Cinematography
1964

Oslo
as Director
1963

Danish Design
as Editor, Director, Sound
1961

A City Called Copenhagen
as Director
1960

6-Day Race
as Director
1958
The Flying Dane
as Director, Editor, Writer, Camera Operator
1957

Somethin' About Scandinavia - As Told by a Danish Boy
as Editor
1956