Donald Brittain
Directing
1928-06-10 · 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.
Filmography
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
1992 · Movie
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
1991 · Movie
The Magical Eye
1989 · Movie
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986 · Movie
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
1986 · Movie
Mobility
1986 · Movie
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985 · Movie
First Stop, China
1985 · Movie
Overtime
1984 · Movie
The Accident
1983 · Movie
On Guard For Thee
1981 · Series
The Running Man
1981 · Movie
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
1980 · Movie
Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?
1979 · Movie
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979 · Movie
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
1979 · Movie
The Dionne Quintuplets
1978 · Movie
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
1978 · Movie
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978 · Movie
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978 · Movie
Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher
1978 · Movie
Henry Ford's America
1977 · Movie
For the Record
1976 · Series
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976 · Movie
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
1976 · Movie
Whistling Smith
1975 · Movie
Scoggie
1975 · Movie
Arctic IV
1975 · Movie
King of the Hill
1974 · Movie
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
1974 · Movie
Thunderbirds in China
1974 · Movie
Grierson
1973 · Movie
Starblanket
1973 · Movie
Tiki Tiki
1971 · Movie
The Apprentice
1971 · Movie
Tiger Child
1970 · Movie
The World Of Enrico Fermi
1970 · Movie
Saul Alinsky Went to War
1968 · Movie
Juggernaut
1968 · Movie
Memorandum
1967 · Movie
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
1967 · Movie
What on Earth!
1967 · Movie
A Trip Down Memory Lane
1966 · Movie
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966 · Movie
Never a Backward Step
1966 · Movie
Stravinsky
1966 · Movie
Helicopter Canada
1966 · Movie
Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965 · Movie
Bethune
1964 · Movie
Fields of Sacrifice
1963 · Movie
The Clouded Dawn
1962 · Movie
Blitzkrieg
1962 · Movie
Everybody's Prejudiced
1961 · Movie
Setting Fires for Science
1958 · Movie