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).

Most Famous Work

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Trafic

(1971) Co-Director

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The Zoo

(1962) Director

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Glass

(1958) Writer

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Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies

(1975) Producer

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Panta Rhei

(1951) Director

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The Family of Chimps

(1984) Producer

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Mirror of Holland

(1950) Writer

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Ape and Super-Ape

(1972) Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1988	Conductor	Amsterdamned 1988-02-11 Movie
1984	(voice)	The Family of Chimps 1984-01-01 Movie
1965	Himself	...Geist und ein wenig Glück 1965-06-14 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1988	Director	Kinderen van Ghana 1988-01-01 Movie
1987	Director	Monument for a Gorilla 1987-01-01 Movie
1984	Director	The Family of Chimps 1984-01-01 Movie
1983	Director	The Netherlands 1983-06-15 Movie
	Director	The World of Simon Carmiggelt 1983-04-28 Movie
1979	Director	Mr. Slotter's Jubilee 1979-12-13 Movie
1978	Director	National Parks.... Necessarly 1978-06-30 Movie
1975	Director	Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies 1975-10-09 Movie
1972	Director	Ape and Super-Ape 1972-01-01 Movie
1971	Co-Director	Trafic 1971-04-16 Movie
1968	Director	Retour Madrid 1968-06-30 Movie
1966	Director	The Voice of the Water 1966-12-22 Movie
1963	Director	Everyman 1963-01-01 Movie
1962	Director	The Zoo 1962-12-14 Movie
	Director	Delta Phase 1 1962-08-08 Movie
1960	Director	The Manneken Pis Case 1960-09-30 Movie
1958	Director	Fanfare 1958-10-04 Movie
	Director	Glass 1958-01-01 Movie
	Director	Speaking of Glass 1958-01-01 Movie
1957	Director	Rembrandt, Painter of Man 1957-01-01 Movie
1955	Director	God Shiva 1955-06-30 Movie
	Director	Battle Without End 1955-06-30 Movie
1954	Director	The Oil Field 1954-11-01 Movie
	Director	The Reconnaissance Drill 1954-09-30 Movie
	Director	The Detection of Mineral Oil 1954-08-31 Movie
	Director	Arise and Perish 1954-07-31 Movie
1953	Director	And There Was No More Sea 1953-01-01 Movie
1952	Director	The Dike Builders 1952-06-30 Movie
1951	Director	Medieval Dutch Sculpture 1951-06-30 Movie
	Director	Panta Rhei 1951-01-01 Movie
1950	Director	Mirror of Holland 1950-05-14 Movie
1949	Director	The Muider Group Revived 1949-07-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1984	Editor	The Family of Chimps 1984-01-01 Movie
1954	Editor	The Detection of Mineral Oil 1954-08-31 Movie
1952	Editor	The Dike Builders 1952-06-30 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1984	Producer	The Family of Chimps 1984-01-01 Movie
1975	Producer	Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies 1975-10-09 Movie
1963	Producer	Everyman 1963-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1979	Writer	Juliana in Zeventig Bewogen Jaren 1979-04-26 Movie
1978	Writer	National Parks.... Necessarly 1978-06-30 Movie
1966	Writer	The Voice of the Water 1966-12-22 Movie
1963	Co-Writer	Everyman 1963-01-01 Movie
1958	Writer	Fanfare 1958-10-04 Movie
	Writer	Glass 1958-01-01 Movie
1954	Writer	The Oil Field 1954-11-01 Movie
	Writer	The Detection of Mineral Oil 1954-08-31 Movie
1953	Writer	And There Was No More Sea 1953-01-01 Movie
1950	Writer	Mirror of Holland 1950-05-14 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1955	Camera Operator	Belgian Grand Prix 1955-05-06 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv