Donald Brittain
Directing · Director · Producer · Writer
Born Jun 10, 1928 · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Active 1958–1989
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.
Filmography
Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965) — WriterJuggernaut (1968) — Narrator (voice) · Story ConsultantThunderbirds in China (1974) — ProducerEverybody's Prejudiced (1961) — Director · WriterStarblanket (1973) — Producer · Writer · DirectorHenry Ford's America (1977) — Director · Writer · ProducerTommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame (1986) — Narrator · WriterHis Worship, Mr. Montréal (1976) — DirectorLadies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (1966) — Narrator · Director · ScreenplayMobility (1986) — Narrator · WriterTiger Child (1970) — DirectorNever a Backward Step (1966) — DirectorFamily: A Loving Look at CBC Radio (1991) — DirectorDreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939 (1974) — DirectorArctic IV (1975) — WriterBlitzkrieg (1962) — DirectorFor the Record (1976) — DirectorMemorandum (1967) — DirectorSecrets of the Bermuda Triangle (1978) — Producer · Screenplay · DirectorStravinsky (1966) — Narrator · WriterWhat on Earth! (1967) — Narrator · WriterThe Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors (1978) — Narrator · Director · WriterHelicopter Canada (1966) — WriterSmall Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher (1978) — Director