Directing
Donald Brittain
1928-06-10 · 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.
Known for
Buster Keaton Rides Again
What on Earth!
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
A Trip Down Memory Lane
The Apprentice
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
Memorandum
Helicopter Canada
Whistling Smith
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
Stravinsky
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
Grierson
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
Movie credits · 52
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
The Magical Eye
Mobility
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
First Stop, China
Overtime
The Accident
The Running Man
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
The Dionne Quintuplets
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher
Henry Ford's America
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
Tiki Tiki
The Apprentice
Tiger Child
The World Of Enrico Fermi
Saul Alinsky Went to War
Juggernaut
Memorandum
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
What on Earth!
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