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Donald Brittain

Donald Brittain

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.

On screen

  • Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
  • The Magical Eye
  • The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
  • Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
  • Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
  • The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
  • Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
  • The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
  • The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
  • Henry Ford's America
  • Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
  • Whistling Smith
  • King of the Hill
  • What on Earth!
  • Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
  • Stravinsky

Behind the camera

  • Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
  • The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
  • Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
  • Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
  • The Accident
  • Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
  • The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
  • The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
  • The Dionne Quintuplets
  • 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
  • Scoggie
  • Arctic IV
  • Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
  • King of the Hill
  • Starblanket
  • Grierson
  • Tiger Child
  • Saul Alinsky Went to War
  • Memorandum
  • What on Earth!
  • Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
  • Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
  • Helicopter Canada
  • Stravinsky
  • Never a Backward Step
  • Buster Keaton Rides Again
  • Bethune
  • Fields of Sacrifice
  • The Clouded Dawn
  • Blitzkrieg
  • Setting Fires for Science

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