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Donald Brittain
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…
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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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1992
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1991
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
Movie Director
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1989
The Magical Eye
Movie Self
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1986
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
Movie Narrator
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1986
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
Movie Narrator
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1986
Mobility
Movie Narrator
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1985
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
Movie Narrator
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1985
First Stop, China
Movie
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1984
Overtime
Movie Narrator
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1983
The Accident
Movie Director
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1981
On Guard For Thee
TV show Narrator (voice)
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1981
The Running Man
Movie Director
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1980
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
Movie Self - Narrator (voice)
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1979
Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?
Movie Writer
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1979
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
Movie Narrator
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1979
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Movie Narrator (voice)
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1978
The Dionne Quintuplets
Movie Director
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1978
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
Movie Producer
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1978
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
Movie Narrator
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1978
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
Movie Narrator
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1978
Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher
Movie Director
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1977
Henry Ford's America
Movie Self - Narrator (voice)
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1976
For the Record
TV show Director
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1976
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
Movie Narrator (voice)
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1976
His Worship, Mr. Montréal
Movie Director
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1975
Whistling Smith
Movie Narrator
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1975
Scoggie
Movie Writer
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1975
Arctic IV
Movie Writer
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1974
King of the Hill
Movie Self - Narrator
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1974
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
Movie Director
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1974
Thunderbirds in China
Movie Producer
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1973
Grierson
Movie Writer
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1973
Starblanket
Movie Producer
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1971
Tiki Tiki
Movie Additional Dialogue
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1971
The Apprentice
Movie Producer
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1970
Tiger Child
Movie Director
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1970
The World Of Enrico Fermi
Movie Writer
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1968
Saul Alinsky Went to War
Movie Director
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1968
Juggernaut
Movie Narrator (voice)
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1967
Memorandum
Movie Director
