Bert Haanstra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bert Haanstra

Dutch film director

Date of Birth: 31-May-1916

Place of Birth: Rijssen-Holten, Overijssel, Netherlands

Date of Death: 23-Oct-1997

Profession: screenwriter, photographer, actor, cinematographer, photojournalist, resistance fighter, film director, film producer, film editor

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Albert Haanstra (Dutch pronunciation: ['?lb?rt b?rt '?a?nstra?]; 31 May 1916 – 23 October 1997) was a Dutch 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).