Jørgen Roos
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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.
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The Flying Dane (1957)
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The Final Rejection of the Request for a Kiss (1949)
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Danish Design (1961)
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Opus I (1949)
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Mikkel (—)
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Eaten Horizons (1950)
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Oslofilm: Oslo (1964)
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The Heart Thief (1943)
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Oslo (1963)
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Escape (1942)
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Carl Th. Dreyer (1966)
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Knud (1965)
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J.F. Willumsen (1951)
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And Who but I Should Be (1970)
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Are you Greenlandic? (1970)
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Føroyar (The Faroe Islands) (—)
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På besøg hos Kong Tingeling (1947)
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A City Called Copenhagen (1960)
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The Streamlined Pig (1951)
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Richard Mortensen's Motion Picture (1944)
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6-Day Race (1958)
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Andersen hos fotografen (1975)
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17 minutes Greenland (1967)
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Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen (1995)
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A Castle Within a Castle (1954)
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Shakespeare og Kronborg (1950)
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