Directing
Donald Brittain
- Titles
- 48movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1958 to 1991, busiest in 1978 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 29titles as director
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Buster Keaton Rides Again76/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical5.9average 0.9
- Melancholy6.9average 4.7
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Psychological7.0average 5.6
- Social Commentary6.3average 4.9
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Nostalgia4.4average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Mystery0.9, average 4.1
- Crime1.0, average 3.7
- Violence1.9, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.1, average 5.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Canadian History 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Historical Documentary 4
- Documentary 4
- Biographical Portrait 3
- Archival Footage 3
- Canadian Politics 2
- Behind the Scenes 2
- Informative 2
- Biographical Documentary 2
- Biographical 2
- Melancholy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michael KaneActorGrierson, Buster Keaton Rides Again, Bethune, Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?- DDouglas KieferCinematographerPaperland: The Bureaucrat Observed, Starblanket, Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?, Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher
- EEugene BoykoCinematographerGrierson, Helicopter Canada, Fields of Sacrifice, Juggernaut
- JJohn KramerDirectorGrierson, Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry, Starblanket, Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?
- JJohn SpottonEditorBuster Keaton Rides Again, Memorandum, Never a Backward Step
- MMarrin CanellDirectorKing of the Hill, His Worship, Mr. Montréal, Whistling Smith
Leonard CohenActorLadies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen, Creative Person: Leonard Cohen- DDerek MayActorLadies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen, Helicopter Canada
Robert A. DuncanActorFamily: A Loving Look at CBC Radio, His Worship, Mr. Montréal
Barrie HowellsEditorLadies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen, Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher
Don OwenDirectorLadies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen, Creative Person: Leonard Cohen- RRoger HartEditorOn Guard For Thee, Mobility
Movies and TV shows
471990s
1 title
1980s
8 titles · average score 61
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame (1986)
as Narrator
Mobility (1986)
as Narrator
First Stop, China (1985)
Writer
The Accident (1983)
Director
61The Running Man (1981)
Director
On Guard For Thee (1981)
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
1970s
22 titles · average score 68
Canada Vignettes: Wop May (1979)
as Narrator
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed (1979)
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle (1978)
Producer, Screenplay
The Dionne Quintuplets (1978)
Director
64
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976)
as Narrator (voice)
Whistling Smith (1975)
as Narrator
King of the Hill (1974)
Director, Script
Grierson (1973)
Writer
1960s
15 titles · average score 70
Juggernaut (1968)
as Narrator (voice)
63
What on Earth! (1967)
as Narrator
Memorandum (1967)
Director
Helicopter Canada (1966)
Writer
Stravinsky (1966)
as Narrator
A Trip Down Memory Lane (1966)
Producer
Bethune (1964)
Producer, Writer
Fields of Sacrifice (1964)
Writer, Director
The Clouded Dawn (1962)
Writer
Everybody's Prejudiced (1961)
Writer, Director
1950s
1 title
Setting Fires for Science (1958)
Director