Donald Brittain
Director
41
Movies
1
TV Shows
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.
Behind the Camera
For the Record
Director
Fleur Bleue
Productor
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
Productor, Guionista, Director
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
Escritor, Director
Henry Ford's America
Director, Escritor, Productor
The Accident
Director
Grierson
Escritor
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Escritor, Productor, Director
Buster Keaton Rides Again
Escritor
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
Escritor
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
Director, Escritor
Tiger Child
Director
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
Director, Escritor
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
Guionista, Director
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
Director, Escritor
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
Director
The Dionne Quintuplets
Director
King of the Hill
Script, Director
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Productor
Starblanket
Productor, Escritor, Director
Helicopter Canada
Escritor
Never a Backward Step
Director
Whistling Smith
Escritor
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
Director, Escritor
Scoggie
Escritor
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
Director
What on Earth!
Escritor
Memorandum
Director
Fields of Sacrifice
Director, Escritor, Productor
Bethune
Escritor, Director, Productor, Script
As Actor/Actress
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
Narrator
Henry Ford's America
Self - Narrator (voice)
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Narrator (voice)
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
Narrator
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
Narrator (voice)
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
Narrator
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
Narrator
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
Narrator
The Magical Eye
Self
King of the Hill
Self - Narrator
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
Self (archive footage)
Whistling Smith
Narrator
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
Narrator
What on Earth!
Narrator
Stravinsky
Narrator