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