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Donald Brittain

Donald Brittain

DirectingJune 10, 1928(died age 61)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.

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Filmography (49)

Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio

The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame

Other Credits (21)

Donald Brittain: Filmmaker

1992·Self (archive footage)

The Magical Eye

The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

·Writer

Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

First Stop, China

The Running Man

On Guard For Thee

Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

Canada Vignettes: Wop May

Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?

The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power

The Dionne Quintuplets

Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher

Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle

Henry Ford's America

Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

His Worship, Mr. Montréal

Whistling Smith

Thunderbirds in China

Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939

King of the Hill

The World Of Enrico Fermi

1968·Story Consultant

Saul Alinsky Went to War

Creative Person: Leonard Cohen

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen

Helicopter Canada

A Trip Down Memory Lane

Never a Backward Step

Buster Keaton Rides Again

Fields of Sacrifice

The Clouded Dawn

Everybody's Prejudiced

Setting Fires for Science

1986

·Narrator

Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame

First Stop, China

Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

On Guard For Thee

1981·Narrator (voice)

The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten

1980·Self - Narrator (voice)

Canada Vignettes: Wop May

Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

1979·Narrator (voice)

The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power

The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

Henry Ford's America

1977·Self - Narrator (voice)

Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

1976·Narrator (voice)

Whistling Smith

King of the Hill

1974·Self - Narrator

1968·Narrator (voice)

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen