Acting credits
16
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Donald Brittain
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 41Series: 1Crew credits: 39
TMDB ID: 590742
IMDb ID: nm0110086
Known for: Directing
Born: June 10, 1928
Died: July 21, 1989
Age: 61
Place of birth: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1958 - 1992
Years active: 35
Average TMDB rating: 7.2
Wikidata: Q3035994
Other jobs
Director (21)Writer (14)Producer (4)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Donald Brittain.
as Self (archive footage)
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
1992 • Movie
Director
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
1991 • Movie
as Self
The Magical Eye
1989 • Movie
as Narrator
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
1986 • Movie
as Narrator
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986 • Movie
as Narrator
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985 • Movie
Director
The Accident
1983 • Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
1980 • Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979 • Movie
Director
The Dionne Quintuplets
1978 • Movie
Director
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
1978 • Movie
as Narrator
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978 • Movie
as Narrator
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978 • Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Henry Ford's America
1977 • Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976 • Movie
Director
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
1976 • Movie
as Narrator
Whistling Smith
1975 • Movie
Writer
Arctic IV
1975 • Movie
Writer
Scoggie
1975 • Movie
as Self - Narrator
King of the Hill
1974 • Movie
Director
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
1974 • Movie
Producer
Thunderbirds in China
1974 • Movie
Writer
Grierson
1973 • Movie
Writer
Starblanket
1973 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Donald Brittain.
