Donald Brittain
Donald Code Brittain, OC (June 10, 1928 – July 21, 1989), was a renown award winning Canadian film maker, especially with the National Film Board. He directed, wrote, narrated and produced over 100 films and documentaries. His breakthrough came with "Fields of Sacrifice" in 1963. Brittain's legacy isn't just his films; his camaraderie and perfectionism left a lasting impact and set the standard for professionalism at the National Film Board.
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Films (52)
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
1992 · Self (archive footage)
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
1991 · Director
The Magical Eye
1989 · Self
Mobility
1986 · Narrator, Writer
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986 · Narrator, Director, Writer
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
1986 · Narrator, Writer
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985 · Narrator, Writer, Director
First Stop, China
1985 · Writer
Overtime
1984 · Narrator
The Accident
1983 · Director
The Running Man
1981 · Director
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
1980 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?
1979 · Writer
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
1979 · Narrator, Script
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979 · Narrator (voice), Writer, Producer, Director
The Dionne Quintuplets
1978 · Director
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
1978 · Producer, Screenplay, Director
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978 · Narrator, Director, Writer
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978 · Narrator, Director, Writer
Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher
1978 · Director
Henry Ford's America
1977 · Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Producer
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976 · Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
1976 · Director
Whistling Smith
1975 · Narrator, Writer
Scoggie
1975 · Writer
Arctic IV
1975 · Writer
King of the Hill
1974 · Self - Narrator, Script, Director
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
1974 · Director
Thunderbirds in China
1974 · Producer
Grierson
1973 · Writer
Starblanket
1973 · Producer, Writer, Director
Tiki Tiki
1971 · Additional Dialogue
The Apprentice
1971 · Producer
Tiger Child
1970 · Director
The World Of Enrico Fermi
1970 · Writer
Saul Alinsky Went to War
1968 · Director
Juggernaut
1968 · Narrator (voice), Story Consultant
Memorandum
1967 · Director
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
1967 · Director
What on Earth!
1967 · Narrator, Writer
A Trip Down Memory Lane
1966 · Producer
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966 · Narrator, Screenplay, Director
Stravinsky
1966 · Narrator, Writer
Helicopter Canada
1966 · Writer
Never a Backward Step
1966 · Director
Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965 · Writer
Bethune
1964 · Writer, Director, Producer, Script
Fields of Sacrifice
1963 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Clouded Dawn
1962 · Writer
Blitzkrieg
1962 · Director
Everybody's Prejudiced
1961 · Director, Writer
Setting Fires for Science
1958 · Director
