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 21
On Guard For Thee
1981
Henry Ford's America
1977
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
What on Earth!
1967
King of the Hill
1974
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966
First Stop, China
1985
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
1992
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978
Stravinsky
1966
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
1979
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
1980
The Magical Eye
1989
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
1986
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986
Juggernaut
1968
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978
Mobility
1986
Whistling Smith
1975
On the crew 50
For the Record
1976
Tiki Tiki
1971
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
1978
Blitzkrieg
1962
On Guard For Thee
1981
The Dionne Quintuplets
1978
The Accident
1983
The Apprentice
1971
Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965
Starblanket
1973
Grierson
1973
The Running Man
1981
Henry Ford's America
1977
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
What on Earth!
1967
King of the Hill
1974
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966
First Stop, China
1985
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976
Everybody's Prejudiced
1961
Bethune
1964
Memorandum
1967
Helicopter Canada
1966
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978
Thunderbirds in China
1974
Stravinsky
1966
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
1974
Scoggie
1975
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
1979
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
1986
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986
Never a Backward Step
1966
Juggernaut
1968
Tiger Child
1970
Fields of Sacrifice
1963
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
1976
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978
A Trip Down Memory Lane
1966
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
1967
Arctic IV
1975
Setting Fires for Science
1958
Mobility
1986
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
1991
Saul Alinsky Went to War
1968
Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?
1979
The World Of Enrico Fermi
1970
Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher
1978
Whistling Smith
1975
The Clouded Dawn
1962