Donald Brittain

Donald Brittain, a revered Canadian figure, remains cherished for his genuine nature and unparalleled storytelling. He created over 100 acclaimed films, like "Volcano" (1976) portraying Malcolm Lowry and "Paperland" (1979) exposing Canadian bureaucrats. His breakthrough came with "Fields of Sacrifice" (1963), marking a shift in his career. Brittain's legacy isn't just his films; his camaraderie and perfectionism left a lasting impact at the National Film Board. Two decades after his passing, his absence is deeply felt by all who knew him.

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1966

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen

1976

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

1967

What on Earth!

1974

King of the Hill

1966

Stravinsky

1980

The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten

1986

Mobility

1985

First Stop, China

1979

Canada Vignettes: Wop May

1968

Juggernaut

1975

Whistling Smith

1978

The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

1978

The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power

1986

The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

1989

The Magical Eye

1979

Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

1986

Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame

1977

Henry Ford's America

2023

On Guard For Thee

1981

The Running Man

1974

Thunderbirds in China

1986

The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

1978

The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

1978

The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power

1965

Buster Keaton Rides Again

1966

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen

1966

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen

1976

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

1976

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

1967

Memorandum

1978

The Dionne Quintuplets

1967

What on Earth!

1979

Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

1979

Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

1966

Helicopter Canada

1961

Everybody's Prejudiced

1961

Everybody's Prejudiced

1964

Fields of Sacrifice

1978

Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher

1986

Mobility

1983

The Accident

1979

Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

1962

The Clouded Dawn

1964

Bethune

1964

Fields of Sacrifice

1966

A Trip Down Memory Lane

1970

Tiger Child

1976

His Worship, Mr. Montréal

1985

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

1985

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

1966

Stravinsky

1971

The Apprentice

1966

Never a Backward Step

1964

Bethune

1973

Starblanket

1973

Starblanket

1964

Bethune

1964

Bethune

1975

Whistling Smith

1985

First Stop, China

1991

Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio

1975

Scoggie

1967

Creative Person: Leonard Cohen

1974

Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939

1970

The World Of Enrico Fermi

1958

Setting Fires for Science

1968

Juggernaut

1974

King of the Hill

1974

King of the Hill

1973

Starblanket

1979

Canada Vignettes: Wop May

1986

The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

1978

The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

1978

The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power

1968

Saul Alinsky Went to War

1978

Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle

1978

Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle

1978

Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle

1975

Arctic IV

1979

Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?

1986

Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame

1977

Henry Ford's America

1977

Henry Ford's America

2023

For The Record

2023

On Guard For Thee

2023

On Guard For Thee

2023

On Guard For Thee

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