Donald Brittain
View on IMDb ↗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
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
Henry Ford's America
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
The Magical Eye
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
King of the Hill
Stravinsky
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
Donald Brittain: FilmmakerFilmography (21)
- 1992
Donald Brittain: FilmmakerSelf (archive footage) - 1989
The Magical EyeSelf - 1986
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the FlameNarrator - 1986MobilityNarrator
- 1986
The Champions, Part 3: The Final BattleNarrator - 1985First Stop, China
- 1985
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. BanksNarrator - 1981On Guard For TheeNarrator (voice)
- 1980
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for AkhenatenSelf - Narrator (voice) - 1979Canada Vignettes: Wop MayNarrator
- 1979
Paperland: The Bureaucrat ObservedNarrator (voice) - 1978
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely WarriorsNarrator - 1978
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of PowerNarrator - 1977
Henry Ford's AmericaSelf - Narrator (voice) - 1976
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm LowryNarrator (voice) - 1975
Whistling SmithNarrator - 1974
King of the HillSelf - Narrator - 1968JuggernautNarrator (voice)
- 1967
What on Earth!Narrator - 1966
StravinskyNarrator - 1966
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard CohenNarrator
Crew (31)
- 1991Family: A Loving Look at CBC RadioDirector
- 1983The AccidentDirector
- 1981The Running ManDirector
- 1979Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?Writer
- 1978Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz SchumacherDirector
- 1978Secrets of the Bermuda TriangleScreenplay
- 1978The Dionne QuintupletsDirector
- 1976His Worship, Mr. MontréalDirector
- 1976For the RecordDirector
- 1975Arctic IVWriter
- 1975ScoggieWriter
- 1974Thunderbirds in ChinaProducer
- 1974Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939Director
- 1973StarblanketDirector
- 1973GriersonWriter
- 1971The ApprenticeProducer
- 1970Tiger ChildDirector
- 1970The World Of Enrico FermiWriter
- 1968Saul Alinsky Went to WarDirector
- 1967MemorandumDirector
- 1967Creative Person: Leonard CohenDirector
- 1966Never a Backward StepDirector
- 1966Helicopter CanadaWriter
- 1966A Trip Down Memory LaneProducer
- 1965Buster Keaton Rides AgainWriter
- 1964BethuneScript
- 1963Fields of SacrificeProducer
- 1962BlitzkriegDirector
- 1962The Clouded DawnWriter
- 1961Everybody's PrejudicedWriter
- 1958Setting Fires for ScienceDirector