Directed credits
20
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Strong directing catalog.
Director
Donald Brittain
Directing
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Directed movies: 19Directed series: 1All crew credits: 38
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: 7.26
Wikidata: Q3035994
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Director (20)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
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Donald Brittain.
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
Director
1991 Movie
5.0
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
Director
1986 Movie
3.0
The Accident
Director
1983 Movie
The Dionne Quintuplets
Director
1978 Movie
7.0
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
Director
1978 Movie
6.0
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
Director
1978 Movie
6.0
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
Director
1978 Movie
Henry Ford's America
Director
1977 Movie
8.0
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
Director
1976 Movie
King of the Hill
Director
1974 Movie
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
Director
1974 Movie
Tiger Child
Director
1970 Movie
6.0
Saul Alinsky Went to War
Director
1968 Movie
7.2
Memorandum
Director
1967 Movie
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
Director
1967 Movie
7.2
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
Director
1966 Movie
Never a Backward Step
Director
1966 Movie
7.0
Fields of Sacrifice
Director
1964 Movie
Setting Fires for Science
Director
1958 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Donald Brittain.
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Most viewed movie titles linked with Donald Brittain.
8.0
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
Director
1976 Movie
7.0
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
Director
1978 Movie
3.9
The Apprentice
Producer
1971 Movie
6.5
Grierson
Writer
1973 Movie
Henry Ford's America
Director
1977 Movie
The Dionne Quintuplets
Director
1978 Movie
The Magical Eye
as Self
1989 Movie
3.0
The Accident
Director
1983 Movie
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1980 Movie
7.3
Buster Keaton Rides Again
Writer
1965 Movie
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
as Self (archive footage)
1992 Movie
5.2
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
Writer
1976 Movie
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Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Donald Brittain.
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Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Donald Brittain.
10.0
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
Writer
1986 Movie
6.5
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
Writer
1985 Movie
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Producer
1979 Movie
5.2
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
Writer
1976 Movie
6.4
Whistling Smith
Writer
1975 Movie
Scoggie
Writer
1975 Movie
Arctic IV
Writer
1975 Movie
Thunderbirds in China
Producer
1974 Movie
6.5
Grierson
Writer
1973 Movie
Starblanket
Writer
1973 Movie
3.9
The Apprentice
Producer
1971 Movie
6.3
What on Earth!
Writer
1967 Movie
5.9
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Producer
1966 Movie
6.5
Helicopter Canada
Writer
1966 Movie
7.7
Stravinsky
Writer
1966 Movie
7.3
Buster Keaton Rides Again
Writer
1965 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Donald Brittain.
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
as Self (archive footage)
1992 Movie
The Magical Eye
as Self
1989 Movie
10.0
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
as Narrator
1986 Movie
5.0
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
as Narrator
1986 Movie
6.5
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
as Narrator
1985 Movie
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1980 Movie
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
as Narrator (voice)
1979 Movie
6.0
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
as Narrator
1978 Movie
6.0
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
as Narrator
1978 Movie
Henry Ford's America
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1977 Movie
5.2
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
as Narrator (voice)
1976 Movie
6.4
Whistling Smith
as Narrator
1975 Movie