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Bert Haanstra

Known for: Directing

Born 31/05/1916

Died 1997-10-23

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).