Bert Haanstra
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1916-05-31
Day of Death
1997-10-23 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Espelo, Overijssel, the Netherlands
Bert 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).
Known For
Acting
(1988)
Amsterdamned
as Conductor
(1987)
Monument for a Gorilla
as Voice-over
(1984)
The Family of Chimps
as (voice)
(1965)
...Geist und ein wenig Glück
as Himself
Crew
(1988)
Children of Ghana
Director, Scenario Writer, Editor, Producer
(1987)
Monument for a Gorilla
Director, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
(1984)
The Family of Chimps
Editor, Producer, Director, Cinematography
(1983)
The Netherlands
Director, Scenario Writer, Editor, Producer
(1983)
The World of Simon Carmiggelt
Director, Scenario Writer
(1983)
The Hairdresser
Director
(1979)
(1979)
Mr. Slotter's Jubilee
Director, Producer
(1978)
National Parks.... Necessarly
Writer, Director, Editor, Producer
(1975)
Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies
Director, Producer
(1972)
Ape and Super-Ape
Director, Producer, Scenario Writer
(1971)
Trafic
Co-Director, Executive Producer
(1968)
Retour Madrid
Director, Producer
(1966)
The Voice of the Water
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
(1963)
Everyman
Co-Writer, Director, Producer, Editor
(1962)
Delta Phase 1
Director, Scenario Writer, Editor, Producer
(1961)
The Zoo
Director, Scenario Writer, Editor
(1960)
The Manneken Pis Case
Director, Scenario Writer, Editor, Producer
(1958)
Glass
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
(1958)
Fanfare
Director, Writer
(1958)
Speaking of Glass
Director, Scenario Writer, Editor, Producer
(1957)
Rembrandt, Painter of Man
Director
(1955)
Belgian Grand Prix
Camera Operator
(1955)
And There Was No More Sea
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
(1955)
God Shiva
Director, Scenario Writer, Editor, Producer
(1955)
Battle Without End
Director, Scenario Writer, Editor
(1954)
The Detection of Mineral Oil
Writer, Editor, Director
(1954)
The Oil Field
Writer, Director
(1954)
Arise and Perish
Director, Scenario Writer
(1954)
The Reconnaissance Drill
Director, Scenario Writer
(1952)
Panta Rhei
Director, Scenario Writer, Cinematography, Editor
(1952)
The Dike Builders
Editor, Director, Scenario Writer
(1951)
Medieval Dutch Sculpture
Director
(1950)
Mirror of Holland
Director, Writer, Editor, Cinematography
(1950)
Myrte & The Demons
Director of Photography, Producer, Editor
(1950)
Boer Pieterse schoot in de roos
Cinematography
(1949)
The Muider Group Revived
Director, Scenario Writer, Editor, Cinematography