Donald Brittain

Personal Info

Birthday

June 10, 1928

Day of Death

1989-07-21

(61 years old)

Place of Birth

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Donald Brittain

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.

Known For

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

The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power

The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

Mobility

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

What on Earth!

Juggernaut

Filmography

1992
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
as Self (archive footage)
1989
The Magical Eye
as Self
1986
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
as Narrator
Mobility
as Narrator
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
as Narrator
1985
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
as Narrator
1980
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1979
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
as Narrator (voice)
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
as Narrator
1978
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
as Narrator
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
as Narrator
1977
Henry Ford's America
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1976
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
as Narrator (voice)
1975
Whistling Smith
as Narrator
1974
King of the Hill
as Self - Narrator
1968
Juggernaut
as Narrator (voice)
1967
What on Earth!
as Narrator
1966
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
as Narrator
Stravinsky
as Narrator