Bert Haanstra Movies

Kamiel steals the famous Brussels statue of Manneken Pis to impress his girlfriend Denise, the daughter of the man who is supposed to guard it. The...

Documentary about the current state of German cinema. Produced for German television.

In this film Bert Haanstra shows how important the formation of national parks is for the protection of nature.

Impressive, abstract dance film from Bert Haanstra.

Highlights of the Belgian Grand Prix from Spa-Francorchamps on June 5th, 1955.

A small town doctor gets a visit from a former study-friend. He doesn't know this former surgeon has become a junkie that wants to steal his morphine.

In Rembrandt, Haanstra shows that it is possible to make a fascinating film only with images from paintings. He had to travel though all over Europe...

A Shell Film Unit documentary by Bert Haanstra examining humanity’s struggle against insect plagues, filmed across Egypt, Iraq, Kenya, Sudan,...

Documentary on the genesis of oil in the Earth's crust.

The Netherlands and water, they are inseparable from one another. Water in its soothing form, as a place of work and pleasure and as a source of...

A 1958 documentary by Bert Haanstra that systematically documents the entire glassmaking process in Dutch factories, explaining both traditional...

Dutch sculpture in the late Middle Ages.

Eight newspaper-columns by Dutch writer Simon Carmiggelt were turned into a film in honor of his 70st birthday.

In 1952, Haanstra made Panta Rhei , another view of Holland through the eyes of a painter and filmmaker. Its poetic images of water, skies and clouds...

Bert Haanstra's first film.

Documentary on the first stage in oil exploration: the first drill.

In Burgers Zoo the new residence of the gorillas is put in operation. Also the country of origin, Cameroon, is visited.