Acting credits
16
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Donald Brittain
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 40Series: 1Crew 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
Other jobs
Director (20)Writer (13)Producer (5)
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
Movie credits linked with Donald Brittain.
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
as Self (archive footage)
1992 Movie
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
Director
1991 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
3.0
The Accident
Director
1983 Movie
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1980 Movie
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
as Narrator (voice)
1979 Movie
The Dionne Quintuplets
Director
1978 Movie
7.0
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
Producer
1978 Movie
6.0
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
as Narrator
1978 Movie
6.0
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
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
8.0
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
Director
1976 Movie
6.4
Whistling Smith
as Narrator
1975 Movie
Scoggie
Writer
1975 Movie
Arctic IV
Writer
1975 Movie
King of the Hill
as Self - Narrator
1974 Movie
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
Director
1974 Movie
Thunderbirds in China
Producer
1974 Movie
6.5
Grierson
Writer
1973 Movie
Starblanket
Producer
1973 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Donald Brittain.
