Bert Haanstra
Directing

Bert Haanstra

Born 1916-05-31 · Espelo, Overijssel, the Netherlands · Died 1997-10-23

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).

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Known for

Amsterdamned★ 6.3Viewing moment
Amsterdamned
1988
Trafic★ 7.2Viewing moment
Trafic
1971
Rembrandt, Painter of Man★ 6.3Viewing moment
Rembrandt, Painter of Man
1957
Glass★ 7.5Viewing moment
Glass
1958
Mirror of Holland★ 6.1Viewing moment
Mirror of Holland
1950
The Voice of the Water★ 6.6Viewing moment
The Voice of the Water
1966
Panta Rhei★ 6.3Viewing moment
Panta Rhei
1951
Speaking of Glass★ 7Viewing moment
Speaking of Glass
1958
Arise and PerishViewing moment
Arise and Perish
1954
The Reconnaissance DrillViewing moment
The Reconnaissance Drill
1954
The World of Simon Carmiggelt★ 6.7Viewing moment
The World of Simon Carmiggelt
1983
The Detection of Mineral OilViewing moment
The Detection of Mineral Oil
1954
The Human Dutch★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Human Dutch
1963
Battle Without End★ 7Viewing moment
Battle Without End
1955
And There Was No More Sea★ 6.8Viewing moment
And There Was No More Sea
1953
Juliana in Zeventig Bewogen JarenViewing moment
Juliana in Zeventig Bewogen Jaren
1979
Fanfare★ 7.2Viewing moment
Fanfare
1958
The Manneken Pis Case★ 6Viewing moment
The Manneken Pis Case
1960
Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies★ 6Viewing moment
Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies
1975
Mr. Slotter's JubileeViewing moment
Mr. Slotter's Jubilee
1979
Monument for a GorillaViewing moment
Monument for a Gorilla
1987
The HairdresserViewing moment
The Hairdresser
1983
Myrte & The Demons★ 6.5Viewing moment
Myrte & The Demons
1950

Frequent collaborators