Donald Brittain (1928–1989)

Writer | Director | Producer

Donald Brittain was born on June 10, 1928 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer and director,...

Born: June 10, 1928
Died: July 21, 1989 (age 61)

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Filmography

Known For

Memorandum Writer (1967)
Fields of Sacrifice Writer (1963)
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks Writer (1985)
Known For

Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed Writer (1979)
Writer

The King Chronicle (1988)
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame (1986)
Mobility (1986)
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle (1986)
Long Lance (1986)
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985)
First Stop, China (1985)
The Children's Crusade (1984)
Overtime (1984)
Something to Celebrate (1983)
Les champions (Bobine 1, 2e partie) (1981)
Les champions (Bobine 1, 1re partie) (1981)
Les champions (Bobine 2, 2e partie) (1981)
Les champions (Bobine 2, 1re partie) (1981)
On Guard for Thee, Part 3: Shadows of a Horseman (1981)
On Guard for Thee, Part 2: A Blanket of Ice (1981)
On Guard for Thee, Part 1: The Most Dangerous Spy (1981)
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten (1980)
Bamboo, Lions and Dragons (1979)
Canada Vignettes: Wop May (1979)
Bow and Arrow (1979)
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed (1979)
Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (1979)
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power (1978)
Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher (1978)
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors (1978)
Henry Ford's America (1977)
Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976)
Scoggie (1975)
Arctic IV (1975)
Whistling Smith (1975)
Monsieur John Grierson (1974)
The Players (1974)
King of the Hill (1974)
Catskinner Keen (1973)
Grierson (1973)
Starblanket (1973)
Cavendish Country (1973)
Tiki Tiki (1971)
Tiger Child (1970)
Juggernaut (1968)
What on Earth! (1967)
Memorandum (1967)
We Are Young (1967)
Take It from the Top (1966)
Helicopter Canada (1966)
Two Men of Montreal (1965)
Stravinsky (1965)
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (1965)
Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965)
Return Reservation (1964)
The Changing City (1964)
Bethune (1964)
Fields of Sacrifice (1963)
Willie Catches On (1962)
The Clouded Dawn (1962)
V Was for Victory (1962)
Crisis on the Hill (1962)
Cinderella on the Left (1962)
The Norman Summer (1962)
New Directions (1962)
Road to Ortona (1962)
Turn of the Tide (1962)
Ebbtide (1962)
Days of Infamy (1962)
Year of Siege (1962)
Canada at War (1962)
Blitzkrieg (1962)
Dusk (1962)
Everybody's Prejudiced (1961)
Building in the North (1961)
A Day in the Night of Jonathan Mole (1959)
Winter Construction? It Can Be Done (1958)
Stay Alive in the Winter Bush (1958)
Stay Alive in the Winter Arctic (1958)
Stay Alive in the Summer Bush (1958)
Stay Alive in the Summer Arctic (1958)
Sight Unseen (1958)
Setting Fires for Science (1958)
Introduction: A Pattern for Staying Alive (1958)
Fire Detectives (1958)
Canadian Infantrymen (1958)
Writer

Wildlife of the Rocky Mountains (1957)
Director

Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio (1991)
The King Chronicle (1988)
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle (1986)
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985)
The Children's Crusade (1984)
The Accident (1983)
Something to Celebrate (1983)
For the Record (1981-1982)
Les champions (Bobine 1, 2e partie) (1981)
Les champions (Bobine 1, 1re partie) (1981)
Les champions (Bobine 2, 2e partie) (1981)
Les champions (Bobine 2, 1re partie) (1981)
On Guard for Thee, Part 3: Shadows of a Horseman (1981)
On Guard for Thee, Part 2: A Blanket of Ice (1981)
On Guard for Thee, Part 1: The Most Dangerous Spy (1981)
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed (1979)
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power (1978)
Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher (1978)
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors (1978)
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle (1978)
The Dionne Quintuplets (1978)
Henry Ford's America (1977)
His Worship, Mr. Montréal (1976)
Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976)
Van's Camp (1974)
The Players (1974)
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939 (1974)
King of the Hill (1974)
Catskinner Keen (1973)
Starblanket (1973)
Cavendish Country (1973)
Tiger Child (1970)
Saul Alinsky Went to War (1968)
Memorandum (1967)
Never a Backward Step (1966)
Two Men of Montreal (1965)
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (1965)
Return Reservation (1964)
Bethune (1964)
Fields of Sacrifice (1963)
Canada at War (1962)
Everybody's Prejudiced (1961)
A Day in the Night of Jonathan Mole (1959)
Winter Construction? It Can Be Done (1958)
Setting Fires for Science (1958)
Director

Fire Detectives (1958)
Producer

The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle (1986)
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985)
The Children's Crusade (1984)
Something to Celebrate (1983)
Les champions (Bobine 1, 2e partie) (1981)
Les champions (Bobine 1, 1re partie) (1981)
Les champions (Bobine 2, 2e partie) (1981)
Les champions (Bobine 2, 1re partie) (1981)
On Guard for Thee, Part 3: Shadows of a Horseman (1981)
On Guard for Thee, Part 2: A Blanket of Ice (1981)
On Guard for Thee, Part 1: The Most Dangerous Spy (1981)
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed (1979)
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power (1978)
Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher (1978)
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors (1978)
The Dionne Quintuplets (1978)
The Vacant Lot (1977)
Henry Ford's America (1977)
Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976)
Van's Camp (1974)
Thunderbirds in China (1974)
Catskinner Keen (1973)
Starblanket (1973)
Cavendish Country (1973)
Fleur bleue (1971)
Two Men of Montreal (1965)
A Trip Down Memory Lane (1965)
Return Reservation (1964)
Bethune (1964)
Fields of Sacrifice (1963)
The Clouded Dawn (1962)
V Was for Victory (1962)
Crisis on the Hill (1962)
Cinderella on the Left (1962)
The Norman Summer (1962)
New Directions (1962)
Road to Ortona (1962)
Turn of the Tide (1962)
Ebbtide (1962)
Days of Infamy (1962)
Year of Siege (1962)
Canada at War (1962)
Blitzkrieg (1962)
Producer

Dusk (1962)
Actor

O Canada Voices (1997)
The King Chronicle Narrator (1988)
Those Roos Boys and Friends Narrator (1987)
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks Narrator (1985)
Canada Vignettes: Wop May Narrator (1979)
For the Record Narrator (1977)
Actor

What on Earth! Narrator (1967)
Additional Crew

The King Chronicle (1988)
Additional Crew

Grierson (1973)
Juggernaut (1968)
Archive footage

Remembering Arthur (2006)
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker (1995)

All Filmography

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Another 17 wins & 1 nomination.

Personal Details

Born

June 10, 1928
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Died

July 21, 1989 (age 61)
Montréal, Québec, Canada

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