Donald Brittain
Biography
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.
Personal Details
Movies (48)
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
as Self (archive footage)
1992
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
Director (Directing)
1991
The Magical Eye
as Self
1989
Mobility
as Narrator
1986
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
as Narrator
1986
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
as Narrator
1986
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
as Narrator
1985
First Stop, China
1985
The Accident
Director (Directing)
1983
The Running Man
Director (Directing)
1981
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1980
Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?
Writer (Writing)
1979
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
as Narrator
1979
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
as Narrator (voice)
1979
The Dionne Quintuplets
Director (Directing)
1978
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
Producer (Production)
1978
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
as Narrator
1978
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
as Narrator
1978
Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher
Director (Directing)
1978
Henry Ford's America
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1977
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
as Narrator (voice)
1976
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
Director (Directing)
1976
Whistling Smith
as Narrator
1975
Scoggie
Writer (Writing)
1975
Arctic IV
Writer (Writing)
1975
King of the Hill
as Self - Narrator
1974
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
Director (Directing)
1974
Thunderbirds in China
Producer (Production)
1974
Grierson
Writer (Writing)
1973
Starblanket
Producer (Production)
1973
The Apprentice
Producer (Production)
1971
Tiger Child
Director (Directing)
1970
The World Of Enrico Fermi
Writer (Writing)
1970
Saul Alinsky Went to War
Director (Directing)
1968
Juggernaut
as Narrator (voice)
1968
Memorandum
Director (Directing)
1967
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
Director (Directing)
1967
What on Earth!
as Narrator
1967
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Producer (Production)
1966
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
as Narrator
1966
Stravinsky
as Narrator
1966
Helicopter Canada
Writer (Writing)
1966
Never a Backward Step
Director (Directing)
1966
Buster Keaton Rides Again
Writer (Writing)
1965
Fields of Sacrifice
Director (Directing)
1964
Bethune
Writer (Writing)
1964
The Clouded Dawn
Writer (Writing)
1962
Everybody's Prejudiced
Director (Directing)
1961
