Donald Brittain
🎬 Director

Donald Brittain

🎂 Born 10 June 1928 (age 61)✝ 21 July 1989📍 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Popularity Score
16
Acting Credits
25
Directed

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

Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
★ 5.7
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976
Narrator (voice)
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979
Narrator (voice)
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
★ 10.0
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
1980
Self - Narrator (voice)
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
★ 7.0
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
Narrator

Directed Films(25)

Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
★ 7.3
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
1978
Director
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
★ 5.7
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976
Director
The Accident
★ 6.5
The Accident
1983
Director
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979
Director
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
★ 7.0
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
Director
Never a Backward Step
★ 9.0
Never a Backward Step
1966
Director
Bethune
★ 7.5
Bethune
1964
Director
Starblanket
★ 10.0
Starblanket
1973
Director
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
★ 7.5
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978
Director
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
★ 7.2
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966
Director
The Dionne Quintuplets
★ 7.0
The Dionne Quintuplets
1978
Director
King of the Hill
★ 8.0
King of the Hill
1974
Director
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
★ 7.0
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986
Director
Memorandum
★ 7.3
Memorandum
1967
Director
Henry Ford's America
★ 10.0
Henry Ford's America
1977
Director
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
★ 8.0
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978
Director
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
★ 9.0
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
1976
Director
Setting Fires for Science
★ 7.0
Setting Fires for Science
1958
Director
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
1967
Director
Tiger Child
★ 9.0
Tiger Child
1970
Director
Saul Alinsky Went to War
★ 7.5
Saul Alinsky Went to War
1968
Director
Fields of Sacrifice
★ 7.0
Fields of Sacrifice
1963
Director
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
★ 9.0
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
1991
Director
Blitzkrieg
★ 9.0
Blitzkrieg
1962
Director
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
★ 9.0
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
1974
Director

Full Filmography(16 films)

YearTitleRating
1976Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry★ 5.71979Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed—1980The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten★ 10.01985Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks★ 7.01992Donald Brittain: Filmmaker★ 7.01978The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power★ 7.51966Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen★ 7.21974King of the Hill★ 8.01986The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle★ 7.01977Henry Ford's America★ 10.01986Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame★ 9.51978The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors★ 8.01967What on Earth!★ 6.51975Whistling Smith★ 6.71966Stravinsky★ 7.81989The Magical Eye★ 8.0
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