Directed credits
21
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Donald Brittain
Directing
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Directed movies: 20Directed series: 1All crew 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
Frequent jobs
Director (21)Writer (13)Producer (5)
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
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Donald Brittain.
Director
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
1991 • Movie
Director
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986 • Movie
Director
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985 • Movie
Director
The Accident
1983 • Movie
Director
The Dionne Quintuplets
1978 • Movie
Director
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978 • Movie
Director
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978 • Movie
Director
Henry Ford's America
1977 • Movie
Director
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
1976 • Movie
Director
King of the Hill
1974 • Movie
Director
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
1974 • Movie
Director
Tiger Child
1970 • Movie
Director
Saul Alinsky Went to War
1968 • Movie
Director
Memorandum
1967 • Movie
Director
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
1967 • Movie
Director
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966 • Movie
Director
Never a Backward Step
1966 • Movie
Director
Fields of Sacrifice
1963 • Movie
Director
Blitzkrieg
1962 • Movie
Director
Setting Fires for Science
1958 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Donald Brittain.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Donald Brittain.
Director
Blitzkrieg
1962 • Movie
Director
Henry Ford's America
1977 • Movie
Writer
Grierson
1973 • Movie
Director
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986 • Movie
Producer
The Apprentice
1971 • Movie
Director
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
1966 • Movie
Producer
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
1978 • Movie
Writer
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976 • Movie
Writer
Helicopter Canada
1966 • Movie
Director
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985 • Movie
Writer
Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965 • Movie
Director
Fields of Sacrifice
1963 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Donald Brittain.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Donald Brittain.
Writer
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
1986 • Movie
Writer
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979 • Movie
Producer
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
1978 • Movie
Writer
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976 • Movie
Writer
Whistling Smith
1975 • Movie
Writer
Arctic IV
1975 • Movie
Writer
Scoggie
1975 • Movie
Producer
Thunderbirds in China
1974 • Movie
Writer
Grierson
1973 • Movie
Producer
Starblanket
1973 • Movie
Producer
The Apprentice
1971 • Movie
Writer
What on Earth!
1967 • Movie
Producer
A Trip Down Memory Lane
1966 • Movie
Writer
Helicopter Canada
1966 • Movie
Writer
Stravinsky
1966 • Movie
Writer
Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Donald Brittain.
as Self (archive footage)
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
1992 • 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
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
1980 • Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979 • 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
as Narrator
Whistling Smith
1975 • Movie