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Donald Brittain

Donald Brittain

Birthday: 1928-06-10

Place of Birth: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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.

Movies

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen

A 1964 documentary portrait of Cohen in his pre-musician days as a poet and stand-up comedian....

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

This feature-length Oscar®-nominated documentary focuses on Malcolm Lowry, author of one of the majo...

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What on Earth!
What on Earth!

The Martians speculate on the nature of Earth's apparent dominant life form, automobiles....

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King of the Hill
King of the Hill

This feature documentary follows one of the greatest Canadian baseball players of all time, Ferguson...

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Stravinsky
Stravinsky

This documentary is an informal portrait of the great modern composer Igor Stravinsky. Proudly Ameri...

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The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten

Ancient pharaoh Akhenaten was almost lost to history. Canadian archaeologist Donald Redford, who unc...

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Mobility
Mobility

This short documentary examines the complex range of issues affecting urban transport in developing ...

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First Stop, China
First Stop, China

First Stop, China is a record of the choreographed performances and the unrehearsed moments of Les G...

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Canada Vignettes: Wop May
Canada Vignettes: Wop May

This short animated film is about Wop May, one of Canada's leading bush pilots in the 1920s....

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Juggernaut
Juggernaut

In 1968, a convoy set off to transport a Calandria, the 70-ton core of a Canadian nuclear reactor, t...

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Whistling Smith
Whistling Smith

This film is a revealing portrait of a tough cop with a big heart. Sergeant Bernie "Whistling" Smith...

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The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

In Part 1 of this 3-part documentary series, director Donald Brittain chronicles the early years of ...

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The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power

Part 2 of this 3-part documentary series about Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque covers the y...

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The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

The final instalment of this 3-part documentary series about Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesqu...

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The Magical Eye
The Magical Eye

Features clips from 21 documentary and animation film classics, interviews with NFB filmmakers past ...

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Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

Bureaucracy shapes our lives and guides us from the cradle to the grave. This documentary lays bare ...

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Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame

This feature documentary traces the political career of T.C. (Tommy) Douglas, former premier of Sask...

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Henry Ford's America
Henry Ford's America

A study of the automobile and its pervasive effect on the history of North America. Focusing on the ...

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

A biographical drama that profiles the life of Hal C. Banks, a controversial American labour union ...

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Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker

A retrospective of documentary films by Donald Brittain offering a glimpse of the man and the restle...

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