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Bert Haanstra

Bert Haanstra

Born: 1916-05-31 • 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
Amsterdamned poster
Amsterdamned
1988 • Conductor
Monument for a Gorilla poster
Monument for a Gorilla
1987 • Voice-over
The Family of Chimps poster
The Family of Chimps
1984 • (voice)
...Geist und ein wenig Glück poster
...Geist und ein wenig Glück
1965 • Himself