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