Bert Haanstra(1916-1997)

Director
Writer
Editor

Bert Haanstra was born on 31 May 1916 in Holten, Overijssel, Netherlands. He was a director and writer, known for Zoo (1961), Glass (1958) and Spiegel van Holland (1950). He was married to Angenieta Barendiena Wijtmans. He died on 23 October 1997 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 11 wins & 6 nominations total

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Known for

Zoo

7.4

Short

Director

1961

Glass

7.8

Short

Director

1958

Spiegel van Holland

7.3

Short

Director

1950

Fanfare

7.3

Director

1958

Credits

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Director

Gewoon Toon
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1991
A Day in the Life of a Child: Children of Ghana
6.9
TV Short
- Director
- 1989
Een monument voor een gorilla
6.9
Video
- Director
- 1987
Chimps onder elkaar
7.7
- Director
- 1984
Nederland
7.5
Short
- Director
- 1983
Vroeger kon je lachen
6.6
- Director
- 1983
Een pak slaag
5.6
- Director
- 1979
Nationale Parken... Noodzaak
7.7
Short
- Director
- 1978
Dokter Pulder zaait papavers
6.8
- Director
- 1975
Instinct for Survival
7.6
- Director
- 1972
Les Beaux Dimanches
TV Series
- Director
- 1971
National Geographic Specials
8.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1970
Bridges in Holland
Short
- co-director (uncredited)
- 1968
Retour Madrid
6.6
Short
- Director
- 1967
De stem van het water
7.3
- Director
- 1966

Writer

A Day in the Life of a Child: Children of Ghana
6.9
TV Short
- script
- 1989
Een monument voor een gorilla
6.9
Video
- scenario (uncredited)
- 1987
Vroeger kon je lachen
6.6
- writer
- 1983
Juliana in zeventig bewogen jaren
7.2
- writer
- 1979
Nationale Parken... Noodzaak
7.7
Short
- scenario
- 1978
Instinct for Survival
7.6
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1972
Trafic
7.0
- participation
- 1971
Retour Madrid
6.6
Short
- scenario (uncredited)
- 1967
De stem van het water
7.3
- Writer
- 1966
Alleman
7.6
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1963
Delta Phase I
7.1
Short
- scenario
- 1962
De overval
6.9
- co-scenario (uncredited)
- 1962
Zoo
7.4
Short
- Writer
- 1961
De zaak M.P.
6.6
- scenario
- 1960
Fanfare
7.3
- writer
- 1958

Editor

Gewoon Toon
TV Mini Series
- Editor
- 1991
A Day in the Life of a Child: Children of Ghana
6.9
TV Short
- Editor
- 1989
Een monument voor een gorilla
6.9
Video
- Editor
- 1987
Passage: A Richard Erdman Sculpture
Short
- Editor
- 1985
Chimps onder elkaar
7.7
- Editor
- 1984
Nederland
7.5
Short
- Editor
- 1983
Vroeger kon je lachen
6.6
- Editor (uncredited)
- 1983
De tijd zal het leren
Short
- Editor
- 1978
Nationale Parken... Noodzaak
7.7
Short
- Editor
- 1978
Instinct for Survival
7.6
- Editor (uncredited)
- 1972
Niet genoeg
Short
- Editor
- 1968
Retour Madrid
6.6
Short
- Editor (uncredited)
- 1967
Summer in the Fields
Short
- Editor
- 1967
De stem van het water
7.3
- Editor
- 1966
Alleman
7.6
- Editor (uncredited)
- 1963

Personal details

Alternative name
- B. Haanstra
Born
- May 31, 1916
- Holten, Overijssel, Netherlands
Died
- October 23, 1997
- Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands(Alzheimer's disease)
Spouse
- Angenieta Barendiena WijtmansAugust 17, 1944 - October 23, 1997 (his death, 2 children)
Other works
Paleontologie (Schakel met het verleden/Story in the Rocks) - a documentary from 1959. Directed by van Gelder. PR.Thechnical-Advisor: Bert Haanstra.
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Trivia
Haanstra experimented in the sixties with his cinematic techniques. In Zoo he experimented with hidden camera filming to capture the true nature of both man and beast.