Bert Haanstra

Known for Directing

Bert Haanstra's portrait

Details

Birthday: May 31, 1916

Deathday: October 23, 1997

Place of birth: Espelo, Overijssel, the Netherlands

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).