Donald Brittain
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
- Henry Ford's America (1977)
- Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985)
- Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed (1979)
- King of the Hill (1974)
- Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976)
- The Magical Eye (1989)
- The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors (1978)
- The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle (1986)
- The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power (1978)
- Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (1966)
- Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame (1986)
- Whistling Smith (1975)
- What on Earth! (1967)
- Donald Brittain: Filmmaker (1992)
- Stravinsky (1966)
- The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten (1980)
- Overtime (1984)