Donald Brittain

DirectingBorn 1928-06-10Died 1989-07-21 (61)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.

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Filmography

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Donald Brittain

Known For

Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame

Stravinsky

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen

Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

Whistling Smith

What on Earth!

The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power

The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

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

The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

Filmography

Donald Brittain: Filmmaker

Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio

The Magical Eye

The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame

Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

The Accident

The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten

Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

The Dionne Quintuplets

Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle

The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power

The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

Henry Ford's America

For The Record

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

His Worship, Mr. Montréal

Whistling Smith

Scoggie

Arctic IV

King of the Hill

Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939

Thunderbirds in China

Grierson

Starblanket

The Apprentice

Tiger Child

Saul Alinsky Went to War

Memorandum

Creative Person: Leonard Cohen

What on Earth!

A Trip Down Memory Lane

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen

Stravinsky

Helicopter Canada

Never a Backward Step

Buster Keaton Rides Again

Fields of Sacrifice

Bethune

The Clouded Dawn

Setting Fires for Science