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Donald Brittain

Donald Brittain

DirectingBorn June 10, 1928Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 33 movies

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.

Donald Brittain filmography

Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks poster
7.0
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985 · Narrator
The Accident poster
6.5
The Accident
1983 · Director
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle poster
7.3
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
1978 · Director
The Dionne Quintuplets poster
7.0
The Dionne Quintuplets
1978 · Director
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry poster
5.7
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976 · Narrator (voice)
The Magical Eye poster
8.0
The Magical Eye
1989 · Self
Henry Ford's America poster
10.0
Henry Ford's America
1977 · Self - Narrator (voice)
What on Earth! poster
6.5
What on Earth!
1967 · Narrator
Tiger Child poster
9.0
Tiger Child
1970 · Director
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker poster
7.0
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
1992 · Self (archive footage)
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame poster
9.5
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
1986 · Narrator
Blitzkrieg poster
9.0
Blitzkrieg
1962 · Director
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen poster
7.2
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966 · Narrator
Fields of Sacrifice poster
7.0
Fields of Sacrifice
1963 · Director
Starblanket poster
10.0
Starblanket
1973 · Director
Memorandum poster
7.3
Memorandum
1967 · Director
King of the Hill poster
8.0
King of the Hill
1974 · Self - Narrator
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors poster
8.0
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978 · Narrator
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle poster
7.0
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986 · Narrator
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power poster
7.5
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978 · Narrator
Saul Alinsky Went to War poster
7.5
Saul Alinsky Went to War
1968 · Director
Whistling Smith poster
6.7
Whistling Smith
1975 · Narrator
Setting Fires for Science poster
7.0
Setting Fires for Science
1958 · Director
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen poster
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
1967 · Director
Stravinsky poster
7.8
Stravinsky
1966 · Narrator
Bethune poster
7.5
Bethune
1964 · Director
Never a Backward Step poster
9.0
Never a Backward Step
1966 · Director
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed poster
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979 · Narrator (voice)
Overtime poster
9.0
Overtime
1984 · Narrator
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten poster
10.0
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
1980 · Self - Narrator (voice)
His Worship, Mr. Montréal poster
9.0
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
1976 · Director
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio poster
9.0
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
1991 · Director
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939 poster
9.0
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
1974 · Director
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