Personal Info
Birthday
June 10, 1928
Place of Birth
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Directing
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.
Directed Movies (26)
9.0
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
Movie1991
No Backdrop
7.0
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
Movie1986
No Backdrop
7.0
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
Movie1985
No Backdrop
6.5
The Accident
Movie1983
0.0
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Movie1979
7.0
The Dionne Quintuplets
Movie1978
7.3
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
Movie1978
No Backdrop
8.0
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
Movie1978
No Backdrop
7.5
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
Movie1978
10.0
Henry Ford's America
Movie1977
9.0
For the Record
TV Series1976
5.7
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
Movie1976
No Backdrop
9.0
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
Movie1976
8.0
King of the Hill
Movie1974
No Backdrop
9.0
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
Movie1974
No Backdrop
10.0
Starblanket
Movie1973
No Backdrop
9.0
Tiger Child
Movie1970
No Backdrop
7.5
Saul Alinsky Went to War
Movie1968
7.3
Memorandum
Movie1967
No Backdrop
0.0
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
Movie1967
No Backdrop
7.2
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
Movie1966
9.0
Never a Backward Step
Movie1966
No Backdrop
7.5
Bethune
Movie1964
No Backdrop
7.0
Fields of Sacrifice
Movie1963
No Backdrop
9.0
Blitzkrieg
Movie1962
No Backdrop
7.0
Setting Fires for Science
Movie1958
Acting Filmography (16)
7.0
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
Movie1992
8.0
The Magical Eye
Movie1989
No Backdrop
7.0
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
Movie1986
No Backdrop
9.5
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
Movie1986
No Backdrop
7.0
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
Movie1985
10.0
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
Movie1980
0.0
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Movie1979
No Backdrop
8.0
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
Movie1978
No Backdrop
7.5
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
Movie1978
10.0
Henry Ford's America
Movie1977
5.7
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
Movie1976
No Backdrop
6.7
Whistling Smith
Movie1975
8.0
King of the Hill
Movie1974
6.5
What on Earth!
Movie1967
No Backdrop
7.2
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
Movie1966
No Backdrop
7.8
Stravinsky
Movie1966