Donald Brittain

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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Buster Keaton Rides Again

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

7.3

20 votes

Release Date

Oct 30, 1965

61 years ago
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.2

9 votes

Release Date

Feb 16, 1966

61 years ago
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.2

9 votes

Release Date

Feb 16, 1966

61 years ago
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

5.2

9 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1976

50 years ago
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.2

9 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1976

50 years ago
What on Earth!

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.2

9 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1967

60 years ago
A Trip Down Memory Lane

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.9

8 votes

Release Date

Aug 28, 1966

60 years ago
The Apprentice

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

3.9

7 votes

Release Date

Sep 10, 1971

55 years ago
Memorandum

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.2

6 votes

Release Date

Sep 25, 1967

59 years ago
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

7.0

6 votes

Release Date

Jul 20, 1978

48 years ago
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.0

6 votes

Release Date

Jul 20, 1978

48 years ago
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.0

6 votes

Release Date

Jul 20, 1978

48 years ago
Helicopter Canada

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.4

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1966

61 years ago
Whistling Smith

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.4

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 29, 1975

51 years ago
Stravinsky

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

7.7

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1966

61 years ago
Canada Vignettes: Wop May

Department Crew

Job Script

Average Rating

5.0

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1979

47 years ago
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 08, 1985

41 years ago
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 08, 1985

41 years ago
Grierson

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 13, 1973

53 years ago
The Running Man

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 22, 1981

45 years ago
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1978

48 years ago
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1978

48 years ago
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1986

40 years ago
Fields of Sacrifice

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 02, 1964

63 years ago
The Accident

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

3.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1983

43 years ago
Bethune

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1964

63 years ago
Fields of Sacrifice

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 02, 1964

63 years ago
His Worship, Mr. Montréal

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1976

50 years ago
Bethune

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1964

63 years ago
Bethune

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1964

63 years ago
Bethune

Department Crew

Job Script

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1964

63 years ago
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1986

40 years ago
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1978

48 years ago
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1978

48 years ago
Saul Alinsky Went to War

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 05, 1968

58 years ago
Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 04, 1979

47 years ago
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1986

40 years ago
Thunderbirds in China

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1974

53 years ago
The Dionne Quintuplets

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 19, 1978

48 years ago
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1979

47 years ago
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1979

47 years ago
Everybody's Prejudiced

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1961

66 years ago
Everybody's Prejudiced

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1961

66 years ago
Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1978

48 years ago
Mobility

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1986

40 years ago
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1979

47 years ago
The Clouded Dawn

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 27, 1962

64 years ago
Tiger Child

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 15, 1970

56 years ago
Never a Backward Step

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1966

61 years ago
Starblanket

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1973

54 years ago
Starblanket

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1973

54 years ago
First Stop, China

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1985

41 years ago
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1991

35 years ago
Scoggie

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1975

52 years ago
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 26, 1967

59 years ago
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 05, 1974

52 years ago
The World Of Enrico Fermi

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1970

57 years ago
Setting Fires for Science

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1958

69 years ago
Juggernaut

Department Writing

Job Story Consultant

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1968

59 years ago
King of the Hill

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1974

52 years ago
King of the Hill

Department Crew

Job Script

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1974

52 years ago
Starblanket

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1973

54 years ago
Arctic IV

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1975

52 years ago
Henry Ford's America

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1977

49 years ago
Henry Ford's America

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1977

49 years ago
Henry Ford's America

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1977

49 years ago

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