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

For the Record
1981
Grierson
1973
Tiki Tiki
1971
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
1979
On Guard For Thee
1981
Henry Ford's America
1977
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
1978
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
1986
The Apprentice
1971
The Magical Eye
1989

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
22
Directing
30
Writing
29
Producing
10
Crew
4
1992
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
as Self (archive footage)
1989
The Magical Eye
as Self
1986
Mobility
as Narrator
1986
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
as Narrator
1986
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
as Narrator
1985
First Stop, China
1985
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
as Narrator
1984
Overtime
as Narrator
1981
On Guard For Thee
as Narrator (voice)
1980
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1979
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
as Narrator
1979
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
as Narrator (voice)
1978
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
as Narrator
1978
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
as Narrator
1977
Henry Ford's America
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1976
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
as Narrator (voice)
1975
Whistling Smith
as Narrator
1974
King of the Hill
as Self - Narrator
1968
Juggernaut
as Narrator (voice)
1967
What on Earth!
as Narrator
1966
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
as Narrator
1966
Stravinsky
as Narrator