Bert Haanstra

Bert Haanstra

b. 1916 — d. 1997 (aged 81) Espelo, Overijssel, the Netherlands
Director Writer

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

Mirror of Holland
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★ 7.3
Mirror of Holland
1950
Fanfare
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★ 7.3
Fanfare
1958
Glass
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★ 7.8
Glass
1958
Zoo
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★ 7.4
Zoo
1961

Filmography

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Gewoon Toon
1991 Director
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★ 6.9
A Day in the Life of a Child: Children of Ghana
1988 Director Writer
The Family of Chimps
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★ 7.7
The Family of Chimps
1984 Actor Director Cinematographer
One Could Laugh in Former Days
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★ 6.6
One Could Laugh in Former Days
1983 Director Writer
The Netherlands
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★ 7.5
The Netherlands
1983 Director
Een pak slaag
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★ 5.6
Een pak slaag
1979 Director
Juliana in zeventig bewogen jaren
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★ 7.3
Juliana in zeventig bewogen jaren
1979 Writer
Nationale Parken... Noodzaak
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★ 7.7
Nationale Parken... Noodzaak
1978 Director Writer
Dokter Pulder zaait papavers
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★ 6.8
Dokter Pulder zaait papavers
1975 Director
Instinct for Survival
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★ 7.6
Instinct for Survival
1972 Actor Director Writer
Narrator
Trafic
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★ 7.0
Trafic
1971 Writer
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Bridges in Holland
1968 Director
Retour Madrid
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★ 6.6
Retour Madrid
1967 Director Writer
De stem van het water
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★ 7.3
De stem van het water
1966 Director Writer
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Les Beaux Dimanches
1966 Director
National Geographic Specials
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★ 8.5
National Geographic Specials
1965 Director
...Geist und ein wenig Glück
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★ 7.3
...Geist und ein wenig Glück
1965 Self
The Human Dutch
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★ 7.6
The Human Dutch
1963 Actor Director Writer
(English narrator)
Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 2: The City - Cars or People?
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★ 8.5
Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 2: The City - Cars or People?
1963 Director Cinematographer
De overval
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★ 6.9
De overval
1962 Writer
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★ 7.1
Delta Phase I
1962 Director Writer
Zoo
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★ 7.4
Zoo
1961 Director Writer
The M.P. Case
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★ 6.6
The M.P. Case
1960 Director Writer
Glass
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★ 7.8
Glass
1958 Director Writer
Fanfare
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★ 7.3
Fanfare
1958 Director Writer
Over glas gesproken
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★ 7.4
Over glas gesproken
1958 Director Writer
Rembrandt: Painter of Man
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★ 7.8
Rembrandt: Painter of Man
1957 Director Writer
De opsporing van Aardolie
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★ 7.1
De opsporing van Aardolie
1957 Director Writer
De verkenningsboring
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★ 7.0
De verkenningsboring
1957 Director Writer
Ontstaan en Vergaan
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★ 7.0
Ontstaan en Vergaan
1957 Director Writer
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★ 6.5
Het olieveld
1957 Director Writer
En de zee was niet meer
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★ 6.9
En de zee was niet meer
1955 Director Writer
Strijd zonder einde
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★ 7.1
Strijd zonder einde
1955 Director Writer
God Shiva
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★ 6.3
God Shiva
1955 Director Writer
Panta Rhei
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★ 7.3
Panta Rhei
1952 Director Writer Cinematographer
The Dike Builders
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★ 7.0
The Dike Builders
1952 Director
Medieval Dutch Sculpture
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★ 6.2
Medieval Dutch Sculpture
1951 Director
Mirror of Holland
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★ 7.3
Mirror of Holland
1950 Director Writer Cinematographer
Myrte of the Demons
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★ 5.4
Myrte of the Demons
1950 Cinematographer
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Boer Pietersen schoot in de roos
1950 Cinematographer Director
The Muider Group Revived
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★ 6.6
The Muider Group Revived
1948 Director Writer Cinematographer
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