Bert Haanstra

Known for

Directing

Born

May 31, 1916

Birthplace

Espelo, Overijssel, the Netherlands

Died

October 23, 1997 (aged 81)

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).

Best known work

Trafic

1971

Amsterdamned

1988

Glass

1958

Mirror of Holland

1950

Fanfare

1958

Zoo

1961

Everyman

1963

The Voice of the Water

1966

Panta Rhei

1952

The Netherlands

1983

Filmography

1988
Amsterdamned
as Conductor
1988
Children of Ghana
Director, Scenario Writer, Editor, Producer
1987
Monument for a Gorilla
as Voice-over, Director, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
1984
The Family of Chimps
as (voice), Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematography
1984
De droomproducenten
as Self
1983
The Netherlands
Director, Scenario Writer, Editor, Producer
1983
The World of Simon Carmiggelt
Director, Scenario Writer, Producer
1983
The Hairdresser
Director
1979
Mr. Slotter's Jubilee
Director, Producer
1979
Juliana in zeventig bewogen jaren
Writer
1978
National Parks.... Necessity
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
1969
Evoluon
Director
1968
Retour Madrid
Director, Producer
1966
The Voice of the Water
Writer, Director, Editor, Producer
1965
...Geist und ein wenig Glück
as Himself
1963
Everyman
Co-Writer, Director, Producer, Editor
1962
Delta Phase 1
Director, Scenario Writer, Editor, Producer
1961
Zoo
Director, Scenario Writer, Editor
1960
The Manneken Pis Case
Director, Scenario Writer, Editor, Producer
1958
Fanfare
Director, Writer
1958
Glass
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
1958
Speaking of Glass
Director, Scenario Writer, Editor, Producer