Donald Brittain
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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.
Known for
Credits
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed (1979)
Director
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle (1978)
Director
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985)
Director
Henry Ford's America (1977)
Director
King of the Hill (1974)
Director
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power (1978)
Director
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors (1978)
Director
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976)
Director
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen (1967)
Director
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle (1986)
Director
The Running Man (1981)
Director
The Accident (1983)
Director
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (1966)
Director
The Dionne Quintuplets (1978)
Director
Never a Backward Step (1966)
Director
His Worship, Mr. Montréal (1976)
Director
Blitzkrieg (1962)
Director
Setting Fires for Science (1958)
Director
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio (1991)
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Memorandum (1967)
Director
Fields of Sacrifice (1963)
Director
Starblanket (1973)
Director
Bethune (1964)
Director
Saul Alinsky Went to War (1968)
Director
Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher (1978)
Director
Tiger Child (1970)
Director
Everybody's Prejudiced (1961)
Director
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939 (1974)
Director