Donald Brittain
Director · Actor · WriterDonald 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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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR20
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
1992
Self (archive footage)
The Magical Eye
1989
Self
- Mobility
Mobility
1986
Narrator
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986
Narrator
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
1986
Narrator
- First Stop, China
First Stop, China
1985
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
Narrator
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
1980
Self - Narrator (voice)
- Canada Vignettes: Wop May
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
1979
Narrator
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979
Narrator (voice)
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978
Narrator
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978
Narrator
Henry Ford's America
1977
Self - Narrator (voice)
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976
Narrator (voice)
Whistling Smith
1975
Narrator
King of the Hill
1974
Self - Narrator
- Juggernaut
Juggernaut
1968
Narrator (voice)
What on Earth!
1967
Narrator
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966
Narrator
Stravinsky
1966
Narrator
DIRECTOR28
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
1991
Director
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986
Director
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
Director
The Accident
1983
Director
- The Running Man
The Running Man
1981
Director
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979
Director
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978
Director
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978
Director
The Dionne Quintuplets
1978
Director
- Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher
Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher
1978
Director
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
1978
Director
Henry Ford's America
1977
Director
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976
Director
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
1976
Director
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
1974
Director
King of the Hill
1974
Director
Starblanket
1973
Director
Tiger Child
1970
Director
Saul Alinsky Went to War
1968
Director
Memorandum
1967
Director
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
1967
Director
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966
Director
Never a Backward Step
1966
Director
Bethune
1964
Director
Fields of Sacrifice
1963
Director
Blitzkrieg
1962
Director
- Everybody's Prejudiced
Everybody's Prejudiced
1961
Director
Setting Fires for Science
1958
Director
WRITER28
- Mobility
Mobility
1986
Writer
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986
Writer
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
1986
Writer
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
Writer
- First Stop, China
First Stop, China
1985
Writer
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979
Writer
- Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?
Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?
1979
Writer
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978
Writer
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978
Writer
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
1978
Screenplay
Henry Ford's America
1977
Writer
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976
Writer
Whistling Smith
1975
Writer
Scoggie
1975
Writer
Arctic IV
1975
Writer
Starblanket
1973
Writer
Grierson
1973
Writer
- The World Of Enrico Fermi
The World Of Enrico Fermi
1970
Writer
- Juggernaut
Juggernaut
1968
Story Consultant
What on Earth!
1967
Writer
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966
Screenplay
Helicopter Canada
1966
Writer
Stravinsky
1966
Writer
Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965
Writer
Bethune
1964
Writer
Fields of Sacrifice
1963
Writer
The Clouded Dawn
1962
Writer
- Everybody's Prejudiced
Everybody's Prejudiced
1961
Writer
