Where to watch Donald Brittain in the UK
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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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- Grierson (1973) Writer
- For the Record (1976) Director
- Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976) Writer
- Tiki Tiki (1971) Additional Dialogue
- The Apprentice (1971) Producer
- On Guard For Thee (1981) Director
- The Running Man (1981) Director
- Fields of Sacrifice (1963) Director
- Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985) Director
- The Magical Eye (1989) as Self
- Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed (1979) Writer
- Donald Brittain: Filmmaker (1992) as Self (archive footage)
- Blitzkrieg (1962) Director
- Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle (1978) Producer
- The Dionne Quintuplets (1978) Director
- Helicopter Canada (1966) Writer
- The Accident (1983) Director
- Memorandum (1967) Director
- Whistling Smith (1975) Writer
- Tiger Child (1970) Director
- A Trip Down Memory Lane (1966) Producer
- Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965) Writer
- King of the Hill (1974) Director
- The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten (1980) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Overtime (1984) as Narrator
- Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame (1986) Writer
- Henry Ford's America (1977) Director
- Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (1966) Director
- Never a Backward Step (1966) Director
- Thunderbirds in China (1974) Producer
- The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle (1986) Director
- Bethune (1964) Writer
- Starblanket (1973) Producer
- Stravinsky (1966) Writer
- Canada Vignettes: Wop May (1979) Script
- Juggernaut (1968) Story Consultant
- The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power (1978) Director
- First Stop, China (1985) Writer
- Mobility (1986) Writer
- His Worship, Mr. Montréal (1976) Director
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Most-watched Donald Brittain films currently: Grierson (1973), Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976), Tiki Tiki (1971), The Apprentice (1971), The Running Man (1981).
What TV shows has Donald Brittain appeared in?
Selected TV credits: For the Record (1976), On Guard For Thee (1981).
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