Donald Brittain
Directing
Born June 10, 1928 in 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.
Filmography
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
Self (archive footage)
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
The Magical Eye
Self
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
Narrator
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
Narrator
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
Narrator
The Accident
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
Self - Narrator (voice)
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Narrator (voice)
The Dionne Quintuplets
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
Narrator
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
Narrator
Henry Ford's America
Self - Narrator (voice)
For the Record
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
Narrator (voice)
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
Whistling Smith
Narrator
Scoggie
Arctic IV
King of the Hill
Self - Narrator
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
Thunderbirds in China
Grierson
Starblanket
The Apprentice
Tiger Child
Saul Alinsky Went to War
Memorandum
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
What on Earth!
Narrator
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
Narrator
Stravinsky
Narrator
Helicopter Canada
Never a Backward Step
Buster Keaton Rides Again
Bethune
Fields of Sacrifice
The Clouded Dawn
Blitzkrieg
Setting Fires for Science