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Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

110

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-05-31

Day of Death

1997-10-23 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Espelo, Overijssel, the Netherlands

Also Known As

Albert Haanstra

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).

Known For

Acting

Amsterdamned

1988

Amsterdamned

as

Conductor

Monument for a Gorilla

1987

Monument for a Gorilla

as

Voice-over

Production

Crew

Directing