Donald Brittain
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.
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
10 June 1928
Death Day
21 July 1989
Place of Birth
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
MEDIA
FILMOGRAPHY
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966-02-16Actor, Screenplay, Director
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976-01-01Actor, Director, Writer
What on Earth!
1967-01-01Actor, Writer
King of the Hill
1974-10-01Actor, Script, Director
Stravinsky
1966-01-01Actor, Writer
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
1980-11-30Actor
Mobility
1986-01-01Actor, Writer
First Stop, China
1985-01-01Writer
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
1979-01-01Actor, Script
Juggernaut
1968-01-01Actor, Story Consultant
Whistling Smith
1975-01-29Actor, Writer
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978-01-01Actor, Director, Writer
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978-01-01Actor, Director, Writer
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986-01-01Actor, Director, Writer
The Magical Eye
1989-01-01Actor
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979-01-01Actor, Writer, Producer, Director
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
1986-01-01Actor, Writer
Henry Ford's America
1977-10-01Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985-09-08Actor, Writer, Director
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
1992-09-04Actor
On Guard For Thee
1981-10-18Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
The Running Man
1981-02-22Director
Thunderbirds in China
1974-01-01Producer
Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965-10-30Writer
Memorandum
1967-09-25Director
The Dionne Quintuplets
1978-11-19Director
Helicopter Canada
1966-01-01Writer
Everybody's Prejudiced
1961-01-01Director, Writer
Fields of Sacrifice
1964-01-02Director, Writer
Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher
1978-01-01Director
The Accident
1983-01-01Director
The Clouded Dawn
1962-06-27Writer
Bethune
1964-01-01Writer, Director, Producer, Script
A Trip Down Memory Lane
1966-08-28Producer
Tiger Child
1970-05-15Director
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
1976-01-01Director
The Apprentice
1971-09-10Producer
Never a Backward Step
1966-01-01Director
Starblanket
1973-01-01Producer, Writer, Director
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
1991-01-01Director
Scoggie
1975-01-01Writer
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
1967-03-26Director
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
1974-04-05Director
The World Of Enrico Fermi
1970-01-01Writer
Setting Fires for Science
1958-01-01Director
Saul Alinsky Went to War
1968-03-05Director
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
1978-07-20Producer, Screenplay, Director
Arctic IV
1975-01-01Writer
Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?
1979-03-04Writer
Grierson
1973-09-13Writer
For The Record
1977-01-01Director
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