Bert Haanstra

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-05-31 (81 years old)

Deathday

1997-10-23

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).

Acting

1984

1988

Amsterdamned

as Conductor

1987

Production

1963

Everyman

as Co-Writer

1955

Belgian Grand Prix

as Camera Operator

1963

Everyman

as Director

1963

Everyman

as Producer

1958

Fanfare

as Director

1958

Glass

as Director

1960

1979

1950

1987

1988

1966

1961

The Zoo

as Director

1952

Panta Rhei

as Director

1958

Fanfare

as Writer

1984

1984

1983

The Netherlands

as Director

1952

1954

The Oil Field

as Writer

1958

Glass

as Writer

1972

1962

Delta Phase 1

as Director

1958

1955

God Shiva

as Director

1968

Retour Madrid

as Director

1955

1954

The Oil Field

as Director

1954

Arise and Perish

as Director

1952

1971

Trafic

as Co-Director

1950

1983

The Hairdresser

as Director

1950

Myrte & The Demons

as Director of Photography

1950

1949

The Muider Group Revived

as Scenario Writer

1950

1954

Arise and Perish

as Scenario Writer

1949

The Muider Group Revived

as Cinematography

1950

1950

Mirror of Holland

as Cinematography

1952

Panta Rhei

as Scenario Writer

1952

Panta Rhei

as Cinematography

1952

Panta Rhei

as Editor

1952

The Dike Builders

as Scenario Writer

1954

The Reconnaissance Drill

as Scenario Writer

1955

God Shiva

as Scenario Writer

1955

God Shiva

as Editor

1955

God Shiva

as Producer

1955

Battle Without End

as Scenario Writer

1955

1958

Speaking of Glass

as Scenario Writer

1958

1958

1958

Glass

as Editor

1958

Glass

as Producer

1960

The Manneken Pis Case

as Scenario Writer

1960

1961

The Zoo

as Scenario Writer

1961

The Zoo

as Editor

1962

Delta Phase 1

as Scenario Writer

1962

Delta Phase 1

as Editor

1962

Delta Phase 1

as Producer

1966

1968

Retour Madrid

as Producer

1971

Trafic

as Executive Producer

1972

1972

Ape and Super-Ape

as Scenario Writer

1979

1983

The Netherlands

as Scenario Writer

1983

1983

The Netherlands

as Producer

1984

The Family of Chimps

as Cinematography

1987

1987

Monument for a Gorilla

as Cinematography

1988

Children of Ghana

as Scenario Writer

1988

1988

1950

1983

1963

Everyman

as Editor

© All Rights Reserved 2025