Donald Brittain

Directing·Jun 10, 1928·Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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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.

Film	Credit
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker1992 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio1991 · Director	Director
The Magical Eye1989 · Self	Self
MMobility1986 · Narrator, Writer	Narrator, Writer
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle1986 · Narrator, Director, Writer	Narrator, Director, Writer
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame1986 · Narrator, Writer	Narrator, Writer
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks1985 · Narrator, Writer, Director	Narrator, Writer, Director
FFirst Stop, China1985 · Actor, Writer	Actor, Writer
The Accident1983 · Director	Director
TThe Running Man1981 · Director	Director
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten1980 · Self - Narrator (voice)	Self - Narrator (voice)
HHas Anybody Here Seen Canada?1979 · Writer	Writer
CCanada Vignettes: Wop May1979 · Narrator	Narrator
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed1979 · Narrator (voice), Producer, Writer, Director	Narrator (voice), Producer, Writer, Director
The Dionne Quintuplets1978 · Director	Director
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle1978 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors1978 · Narrator, Director, Writer	Narrator, Director, Writer
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power1978 · Narrator, Director, Writer	Narrator, Director, Writer
SSmall Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher1978 · Director	Director
Henry Ford's America1977 · Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Producer	Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Producer
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry1976 · Narrator (voice), Writer, Director	Narrator (voice), Writer, Director
His Worship, Mr. Montréal1976 · Director	Director
Whistling Smith1975 · Narrator, Writer	Narrator, Writer
Scoggie1975 · Writer	Writer
Arctic IV1975 · Writer	Writer
King of the Hill1974 · Self - Narrator, Director	Self - Narrator, Director
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-19391974 · Director	Director
Thunderbirds in China1974 · Producer	Producer
Grierson1973 · Writer	Writer
Starblanket1973 · Writer, Producer, Director	Writer, Producer, Director
The Apprentice1971 · Producer	Producer
Tiger Child1970 · Director	Director
TThe World Of Enrico Fermi1970 · Writer	Writer
Saul Alinsky Went to War1968 · Director	Director
JJuggernaut1968 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
Memorandum1967 · Director	Director
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen1967 · Director	Director
What on Earth!1967 · Narrator, Writer	Narrator, Writer
A Trip Down Memory Lane1966 · Producer	Producer
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen1966 · Narrator, Director, Screenplay	Narrator, Director, Screenplay
Stravinsky1966 · Narrator, Writer	Narrator, Writer
Helicopter Canada1966 · Writer	Writer
Never a Backward Step1966 · Director	Director
Buster Keaton Rides Again1965 · Writer	Writer
Bethune1964 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
Fields of Sacrifice1963 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Clouded Dawn1962 · Writer	Writer
Blitzkrieg1962 · Director	Director