Donald Brittain
Director
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.
As Director
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976
Memorandum
1967
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
1978
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
The Running Man
1981
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986
Fields of Sacrifice
1964
The Accident
1983
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
1976Filmography
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
as Narrator 1966
What on Earth!
as Narrator 1967
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
as Narrator (voice) 1976
Whistling Smith
as Narrator 1975
Stravinsky
as Narrator 1966
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
as Narrator 1979
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
as Narrator 1985
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
as Narrator 1986
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
as Narrator 1978
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
as Narrator 1978
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
as Narrator 1986
King of the Hill
as Self - Narrator 1974
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
as Self - Narrator (voice) 1980
Mobility
as Narrator 1986
First Stop, China
1985
Juggernaut
as Narrator (voice) 1968
The Magical Eye
as Self 1989