Bert Haanstra

Biodata

Place of Birth:

Espelo, Overijssel, the Netherlands

Date of Birth:

5/31/1916

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).