- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- June 10, 1928
- Place of Birth
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- July 21, 1989
Donald Brittain
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
movieDonald Brittain: Filmmaker
1992 · Self (archive footage)
movieFamily: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
1991 · Director
movieThe Magical Eye
1989 · Self
Mobility
movieMobility
1986 · Narrator, Writer
movieThe Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986 · Narrator, Director, Writer
movieTommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
1986 · Narrator, Writer
movieCanada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985 · Narrator, Director, Writer
First Stop, China
movieFirst Stop, China
1985 · , Writer
movieThe Accident
1983 · Director
On Guard For Thee
tvOn Guard For Thee
1981 · Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Producer
The Running Man
movieThe Running Man
1981 · Director
movieThe Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
1980 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?
movieHas Anybody Here Seen Canada?
1979 · Writer
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
movieCanada Vignettes: Wop May
1979 · Narrator, Script
moviePaperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979 · Narrator (voice), Writer, Producer, Director
movieThe Dionne Quintuplets
1978 · Director
movieSecrets of the Bermuda Triangle
1978 · Producer, Screenplay, Director
movieThe Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978 · Narrator, Director, Writer
movieThe Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978 · Narrator, Director, Writer
Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher
movieSmall Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher
1978 · Director
movieHenry Ford's America
1977 · Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Producer
tvFor the Record
1976 · Director
movieVolcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976 · Narrator (voice), Writer, Director
movieHis Worship, Mr. Montréal
1976 · Director
movieWhistling Smith
1975 · Narrator, Writer
movieScoggie
1975 · Writer
movieArctic IV
1975 · Writer
movieKing of the Hill
1974 · Self - Narrator, Director, Script
movieDreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
1974 · Director
movieThunderbirds in China
1974 · Producer
movieGrierson
1973 · Writer
movieStarblanket
1973 · Producer, Writer, Director
movieThe Apprentice
1971 · Producer
movieTiger Child
1970 · Director
The World Of Enrico Fermi
movieThe World Of Enrico Fermi
1970 · Writer
movieSaul Alinsky Went to War
1968 · Director
Juggernaut
movieJuggernaut
1968 · Narrator (voice), Story Consultant
movieMemorandum
1967 · Director
movieCreative Person: Leonard Cohen
1967 · Director
movieWhat on Earth!
1967 · Narrator, Writer
movieA Trip Down Memory Lane
1966 · Producer
movieLadies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966 · Narrator, Director, Screenplay
movieStravinsky
1966 · Narrator, Writer
movieHelicopter Canada
1966 · Writer
movieNever a Backward Step
1966 · Director
movieBuster Keaton Rides Again
1965 · Writer
movieBethune
1964 · Writer, Director, Producer, Script
movieFields of Sacrifice
1963 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe Clouded Dawn
1962 · Writer
movieBlitzkrieg
1962 · Director
Everybody's Prejudiced
movieEverybody's Prejudiced
1961 · Director, Writer
movieSetting Fires for Science
1958 · Director