Donald Brittain

Known for: Directing
Born: June 10, 1928, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died: July 21, 1989
Movies: 66

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.2

Buster Keaton Rides Again

1965

6.5

What on Earth!

1967

7.2

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen

1966

5.7

Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

1976

6.2

A Trip Down Memory Lane

1966

4.2

The Apprentice

1971

7.3

Memorandum

1967

7.0

Helicopter Canada

1966

7.3

Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle

1978

6.7

Whistling Smith

1975

Filmography

1992	Donald Brittain: Filmmaker	Self (archive footage)
1989	The Magical Eye	Self
1986	Mobility	Narrator
1986	The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle	Narrator
1986	Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame	Narrator
1985	Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks	Narrator
1985	First Stop, China
1984	Overtime	Narrator
1980	The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten	Self - Narrator (voice)
1979	Canada Vignettes: Wop May	Narrator
1979	Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed	Narrator (voice)
1978	The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors	Narrator
1978	The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power	Narrator
1977	Henry Ford's America	Self - Narrator (voice)
1976	Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry	Narrator (voice)
1975	Whistling Smith	Narrator
1974	King of the Hill	Self - Narrator
1968	Juggernaut	Narrator (voice)
1967	What on Earth!	Narrator
1966	Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen	Narrator
1966	Stravinsky	Narrator

Directing, Writing & Producing

1991	Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio	Director
1986	The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle	Director, Writer
1986	Mobility	Writer
1986	Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame	Writer
1985	Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks	Writer, Director
1985	First Stop, China	Writer
1983	The Accident	Director
1981	The Running Man	Director
1979	Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?	Writer
1979	Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed	Writer, Producer, Director
1978	The Dionne Quintuplets	Director
1978	Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle	Producer, Screenplay, Director
1978	The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors	Director, Writer
1978	The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power	Director, Writer
1978	Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher	Director
1977	Henry Ford's America	Director, Writer, Producer
1976	Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry	Director, Writer
1976	His Worship, Mr. Montréal	Director
1975	Whistling Smith	Writer
1975	Scoggie	Writer
1975	Arctic IV	Writer
1974	King of the Hill	Director
1974	Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939	Director
1974	Thunderbirds in China	Producer
1973	Grierson	Writer
1973	Starblanket	Producer, Writer, Director
1971	The Apprentice	Producer
1970	Tiger Child	Director
1970	The World Of Enrico Fermi	Writer
1968	Saul Alinsky Went to War	Director
1967	Memorandum	Director
1967	Creative Person: Leonard Cohen	Director
1967	What on Earth!	Writer
1966	A Trip Down Memory Lane	Producer
1966	Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen	Screenplay, Director
1966	Helicopter Canada	Writer
1966	Stravinsky	Writer
1966	Never a Backward Step	Director
1965	Buster Keaton Rides Again	Writer
1964	Bethune	Writer, Director, Producer
1963	Fields of Sacrifice	Director, Writer, Producer
1962	The Clouded Dawn	Writer
1962	Blitzkrieg	Director
1961	Everybody's Prejudiced	Director, Writer
1958	Setting Fires for Science	Director

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