Bert Haanstra

Director

Born: May 31, 1916
Died: October 23, 1997 (age 81)
From: Espelo, Overijssel, the Netherlands

Albert 'Bert' Haanstra was a Dutch film director of films and documentaries. His documentary Glass (1958) won the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject in 1959. His feature film Fanfare (1958) was the most visited Dutch film at the time, and has since only been surpassed by Turkish Delight (1973).

Filmography (36)

Amsterdamned (1988)
Conductor
Children of Ghana (1988)
Director
Monument for a Gorilla (1987)
Director
The Family of Chimps (1984)
Director
De droomproducenten (1984)
Self
The Netherlands (1983)
Director
The World of Simon Carmiggelt (1983)
Director
The Hairdresser (1983)
Director
Mr. Slotter's Jubilee (1979)
Director
National Parks.... Necessity (1978)
Director
Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies (1975)
Director
Ape and Super-Ape (1972)
Director
Evoluon (1969)
Director
Retour Madrid (1968)
Director
The Voice of the Water (1966)
Director
...Geist und ein wenig Glück (1965)
Himself
Everyman (1963)
Director
Delta Phase 1 (1962)
Director
Zoo (1961)
Director
The Manneken Pis Case (1960)
Director
Fanfare (1958)
Director
Glass (1958)
Director
Speaking of Glass (1958)
Director
Rembrandt, Painter of Man (1957)
Director
God Shiva (1955)
Director
Battle Without End (1955)
Director
And There Was No More Sea (1955)
Director
The Oil Field (1954)
Director
The Reconnaissance Drill (1954)
Director
The Detection of Mineral Oil (1954)
Director