Donald Brittain
Directing
Born June 10, 1928 · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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.
Directed (27)
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
1991
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
The Accident
1983
The Running Man
1981
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979
The Dionne Quintuplets
1978
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
1978
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978
Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher
1978
Henry Ford's America
1977
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
1976
King of the Hill
1974
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
1974
Starblanket
1973
Tiger Child
1970
Saul Alinsky Went to War
1968
Memorandum
1967
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
1967
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966
Never a Backward Step
1966
Fields of Sacrifice
1964
Bethune
1964
Everybody's Prejudiced
1961
Setting Fires for Science
1958
Acting (20)
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
1992
The Magical Eye
1989
Mobility
1986
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
1986
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
First Stop, China
1985
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
1980
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
1979
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978
Henry Ford's America
1977
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976
Whistling Smith
1975
King of the Hill
1974
Juggernaut
1968
What on Earth!
1967
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966
Stravinsky
1966