Portrait of Donald Brittain

Directing

Donald Brittain

Career

Active from 1958 to 1991, busiest in 1978 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Buster Keaton Rides Again
Buster Keaton Rides Again
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Donald Brittain Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Mystery
    1.3, average 3.9
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.4, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Canadian History 7
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Documentary 5
  • Historical Documentary 5
  • Melancholy 4
  • Archival Footage 3
  • Biographical Portrait 3
  • Canadian Politics 2
  • Historical Analysis 2
  • Informative 2
  • Biographical Documentary 2
  • Biographical 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio (1991)

Director

1980s

9 titles
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle (1986)

as Narrator

Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame (1986)

as Narrator

Mobility
Mobility (1986)

as Narrator

Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985)

as Narrator

First Stop, China
First Stop, China (1985)

Writer

Overtime
Overtime (1984)

as Narrator

The Accident
The Accident (1983)

Director

The Running Man
The Running Man (1981)

Director

On Guard For Thee
On Guard For Thee (1981)

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

1970s

23 titles · average score 61
Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?
Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? (1979)

Writer

Canada Vignettes: Wop May
Canada Vignettes: Wop May (1979)

as Narrator

Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed (1979)

as Narrator (voice)

Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle (1978)

Screenplay, Producer

The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power (1978)

as Narrator

The Dionne Quintuplets
The Dionne Quintuplets (1978)

Director

The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors (1978)

as Narrator

Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976)
GoodWatch score 64

as Narrator (voice)

Whistling Smith
Whistling Smith (1975)

as Narrator

King of the Hill
King of the Hill (1974)

Script, Director

Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939 (1974)

Director

Grierson
Grierson (1973)

Writer

1960s

16 titles · average score 72
Saul Alinsky Went to War
Saul Alinsky Went to War (1968)

Director

Memorandum
Memorandum (1967)

Director

What on Earth!
What on Earth! (1967)
GoodWatch score 67

as Narrator

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as Narrator

Helicopter Canada
Helicopter Canada (1966)

Writer

Stravinsky
Stravinsky (1966)

as Narrator

Buster Keaton Rides Again
Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer

Bethune
Bethune (1964)

Writer, Script

Fields of Sacrifice
Fields of Sacrifice (1963)

Writer, Producer

The Clouded Dawn
The Clouded Dawn (1962)

Writer

Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg (1962)

Director

Everybody's Prejudiced
Everybody's Prejudiced (1961)

Writer, Director

1950s

1 title
Setting Fires for Science
Setting Fires for Science (1958)

Director