Donald Brittain
Directing
Biography
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.
As actor 22
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976
On Guard For Thee
1981
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
1992
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
Henry Ford's America
1977
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
1986
The Magical Eye
1989
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979
King of the Hill
1974
Overtime
1984
What on Earth!
1967
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
1979
Stravinsky
1966
Whistling Smith
1975
Juggernaut
1968
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978
Mobility
1986
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
1980
First Stop, China
1985
On the crew 50
For the Record
1976
Grierson
1973
Tiki Tiki
1971
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976
On Guard For Thee
1981
The Apprentice
1971
Blitzkrieg
1962
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
1978
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
The Accident
1983
The Running Man
1981
Henry Ford's America
1977
Bethune
1964
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
1986
Helicopter Canada
1966
Memorandum
1967
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979
King of the Hill
1974
The Dionne Quintuplets
1978
What on Earth!
1967
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
1979
Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965
A Trip Down Memory Lane
1966
Stravinsky
1966
Whistling Smith
1975
Starblanket
1973
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
1967
Juggernaut
1968
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978
Scoggie
1975
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
1976
Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher
1978
Setting Fires for Science
1958
Fields of Sacrifice
1963
Tiger Child
1970
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978
Arctic IV
1975
The Clouded Dawn
1962
Mobility
1986
Thunderbirds in China
1974
Saul Alinsky Went to War
1968
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
1991
The World Of Enrico Fermi
1970
Everybody's Prejudiced
1961
Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?
1979
First Stop, China
1985
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
1974
Never a Backward Step
1966