Donald Brittain
June 10, 1928 (97 years old) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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
Credits
- 1992 · Donald Brittain: Filmmaker as Self (archive footage)
- 1989 · The Magical Eye as Self
- 1986 · The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle as Narrator
- 1986 · Mobility as Narrator
- 1986 · Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame as Narrator
- 1985 · Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks as Narrator
- 1985 · First Stop, China as
- 1981 · On Guard For Thee as Narrator (voice)
- 1980 · The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1979 · Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed as Narrator (voice)
- 1979 · Canada Vignettes: Wop May as Narrator
- 1978 · The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power as Narrator
- 1978 · 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
- 1966 · Stravinsky as Narrator