Bert Haanstra
Born
May 31, 1916
Died
October 23, 1997 (81 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Espelo, Overijssel, the Netherlands
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).
