Bert Haanstra
Born
31 May 1916 (109)
Place of Birth
Espelo, Overijssel, the Netherlands
Also known as
Albert Haanstra
Biography
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 (35)
Amsterdamned
1988
Children of Ghana
1988
🎬 Director
Monument for a Gorilla
1987
The Family of Chimps
1984
The Netherlands
1983
The World of Simon Carmiggelt
1983
The Hairdresser
1983
🎬 Director
Mr. Slotter's Jubilee
1979
National Parks.... Necessity
1978
🎬 Director
Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies
1975
Ape and Super-Ape
1972
Evoluon
1969
🎬 Director
Retour Madrid
1968
The Voice of the Water
1966
...Geist und ein wenig Glück
1965
Everyman
1963
Delta Phase 1
1962
Zoo
1961
The Manneken Pis Case
1960
Fanfare
1958
Glass
1958
Speaking of Glass
1958
Rembrandt, Painter of Man
1957
God Shiva
1955
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Battle Without End
1955
And There Was No More Sea
1955
The Oil Field
1954
🎬 Director
The Reconnaissance Drill
1954
🎬 Director
The Detection of Mineral Oil
1954
🎬 Director
Arise and Perish
1954
🎬 Director
The Dike Builders
1952
🎬 Director
Panta Rhei
1952
Medieval Dutch Sculpture
1951
🎬 Director
Mirror of Holland
1950
The Muider Group Revived
1949