Donald Brittain
Directing
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
Directing30
movieThe Accident
1983
Director
movieThe Dionne Quintuplets
1978
Director
movieHenry Ford's America
1977
Director
tvFor the Record
1976
Director
movieKing of the Hill
1974
Director
movieStarblanket
1973
Director
movieTiger Child
1970
Director
movieMemorandum
1967
Director
movieNever a Backward Step
1966
Director
movieBethune
1964
Director
movieFields of Sacrifice
1963
Director
movieBlitzkrieg
1962
Director
Writing29
movieSecrets of the Bermuda Triangle
1978
Screenplay
movieWhistling Smith
1975
Writer
movieScoggie
1975
Writer
movieArctic IV
1975
Writer
movieGrierson
1973
Writer
movieStarblanket
1973
Writer
Juggernaut
1968
Story Consultant
movieWhat on Earth!
1967
Writer
movieStravinsky
1966
Writer
movieBethune
1964
Writer
Acting21
movieDonald Brittain: Filmmaker
1992
Self (archive footage)
Mobility
1986
Narrator
On Guard For Thee
1981
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
1980
Self - Narrator (voice)
moviePaperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979
Narrator (voice)
movieHenry Ford's America
1977
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieWhistling Smith
1975
Narrator
movieKing of the Hill
1974
Self - Narrator
Juggernaut
1968
Narrator (voice)
movieWhat on Earth!
1967
Narrator
movieStravinsky
1966
Narrator
Production10
movieHenry Ford's America
1977
Producer
movieThunderbirds in China
1974
Producer
movieStarblanket
1973
Producer
movieThe Apprentice
1971
Producer
movieA Trip Down Memory Lane
1966
Producer
movieBethune
1964
Producer
movieFields of Sacrifice
1963
Producer