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.
30 directing credits · 21 acting credits
Directing · 30
For the Record
1976
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
1978
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
The Running Man
1981
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976
The Dionne Quintuplets
1978
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979
Bethune
1964
Never a Backward Step
1966
On Guard For Thee
1981
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986
Tiger Child
1970
Henry Ford's America
1977
Starblanket
1973
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
1967
The Accident
1983
Fields of Sacrifice
1963
Saul Alinsky Went to War
1968
King of the Hill
1974
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966
Memorandum
1967
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
1976
Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher
1978
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
1974
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
1991
Setting Fires for Science
1958
Blitzkrieg
1962
Everybody's Prejudiced
1961
Acting · 21
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
Mobility
1986
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978
Juggernaut
1968
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
1986
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
1980
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979
On Guard For Thee
1981
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986
Henry Ford's America
1977
The Magical Eye
1989
What on Earth!
1967
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
1992
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
1979
Stravinsky
1966
King of the Hill
1974
Whistling Smith
1975
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966
First Stop, China
1985