Where to watch Donald Brittain in the UK
Find every Donald Brittain film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
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.
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- For the Record (1976) Director
- Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle (1978) Producer
- Grierson (1973) Writer
- The Running Man (1981) Director
- Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976) Writer
- The Apprentice (1971) Producer
- Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985) Director
- Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965) Writer
- Starblanket (1973) Producer
- The Accident (1983) Director
- What on Earth! (1967) Writer
- The Magical Eye (1989) as Self
- A Trip Down Memory Lane (1966) Producer
- Juggernaut (1968) Story Consultant
- Whistling Smith (1975) Writer
- Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (1966) Director
- His Worship, Mr. Montréal (1976) Director
- Henry Ford's America (1977) Director
- Stravinsky (1966) Writer
- Mobility (1986) Writer
- On Guard For Thee (1981) Director
- The Dionne Quintuplets (1978) Director
- King of the Hill (1974) Director
- Fields of Sacrifice (1963) Director
- Bethune (1964) Writer
- Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame (1986) Writer
- Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? (1979) Writer
- Tiger Child (1970) Director
- Never a Backward Step (1966) Director
- Scoggie (1975) Writer
- Blitzkrieg (1962) Director
- The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle (1986) Director
- Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939 (1974) Director
- Saul Alinsky Went to War (1968) Director
- The Clouded Dawn (1962) Writer
- Memorandum (1967) Director
- Helicopter Canada (1966) Writer
- The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors (1978) Director
- The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten (1980) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Canada Vignettes: Wop May (1979) Script
- Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher (1978) Director
- Thunderbirds in China (1974) Producer
- Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio (1991) Director
- Donald Brittain: Filmmaker (1992) as Self (archive footage)
- First Stop, China (1985) Writer
- Arctic IV (1975) Writer
- The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power (1978) Director
- Everybody's Prejudiced (1961) Director
- Setting Fires for Science (1958) Director
- Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed (1979) Writer
- Creative Person: Leonard Cohen (1967) Director
- The World Of Enrico Fermi (1970) Writer
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What are Donald Brittain's most popular films?
Most-watched Donald Brittain films currently: Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle (1978), Grierson (1973), The Running Man (1981), Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976), The Apprentice (1971).
What TV shows has Donald Brittain appeared in?
Selected TV credits: For the Record (1976), On Guard For Thee (1981).
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