Bert Haanstra

Bert Haanstra

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Espelo, Overijssel, the Netherlands
May 31, 1916

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).

Photo

Bert Haanstra 1

Representative Works

Amsterdamned
Amsterdamned
6.4
/ Dutch
Retour Madrid
Retour Madrid
6.4
/ Dutch
Trafic
Trafic
7.1
/ French
The Oil Field
The Oil Field
No Rating Yet
/ Dutch
Everyman
Everyman
7.2
/ Dutch
Fanfare
Fanfare
7.2
/ Dutch
The Hairdresser
The Hairdresser
No Rating Yet
/ Dutch
Zoo
Zoo
7.0
/ Dutch
Glass
Glass
7.7
/ Dutch
The Netherlands
The Netherlands
7.3
/ Dutch

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Amsterdamned
1988Nominee

Best Performance

Amsterdamned

Retour Madrid
1968Nominee

Best Director

Retour Madrid

Trafic
1971Nominee

Best Director

Trafic

Career Highlights

The Oil Field
1954Highlight

Best Writing

The Oil Field

Everyman
1963Highlight

Best Writing

Everyman