Donald Brittain Filmes

  • 1986
    The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

    The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

    The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

    01986HD

    The final instalment of this 3-part documentary series about Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque spans the decade between 1976 and...

    The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
  • 1964
    Fields of Sacrifice

    Fields of Sacrifice

    Fields of Sacrifice

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    This 1964 documentary returns to the battlefields where over 100,000 Canadian soldiers lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. The film...

    Fields of Sacrifice
  • 1970
    The World Of Enrico Fermi

    The World Of Enrico Fermi

    The World Of Enrico Fermi

    01970HD

    A 1970 documentary film produced by Harvard Project Physics with a grant from the Ford Foundation

    The World Of Enrico Fermi
  • 1976
    His Worship, Mr. Montréal

    His Worship, Mr. Montréal

    His Worship, Mr. Montréal

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    This feature documentary is a fascinating and spirited portrait of the life and times of the legendary Quebec politician and four-time mayor of...

    His Worship, Mr. Montréal
  • 1973
    Starblanket

    Starblanket

    Starblanket

    01973HD

    At twenty-six, Noel Starblanket was one of the youngest Indigenous chiefs in North America--twice elected chief of the Starblanket Reserve, and also...

    Starblanket
  • 1974
    King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

    01974HD

    This feature documentary follows one of the greatest Canadian baseball players of all time, Ferguson Jenkins, through the 1972-1973 season. From the...

    King of the Hill
  • 1967
    What on Earth!

    What on Earth!

    What on Earth!

    6.21967HD

    The Martians speculate on the nature of Earth's apparent dominant life form, automobiles.

    What on Earth!
  • 1966
    Never a Backward Step

    Never a Backward Step

    Never a Backward Step

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    This feature documentary is a profile of Canadian press tycoon Roy Thomson, whose single-minded attention to business brought him riches, power, and...

    Never a Backward Step
  • 1975
    Whistling Smith

    Whistling Smith

    Whistling Smith

    6.41975HD

    This film is a revealing portrait of a tough cop with a big heart. Sergeant Bernie "Whistling" Smith walks the beat on Vancouver's Eastside, the...

    Whistling Smith
  • 1978
    The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power

    The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power

    The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power

    01978HD

    Part 2 of this 3-part documentary series about Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque covers the years between 1967 and 1977, a...

    The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
  • 1986
    Mobility

    Mobility

    Mobility

    01986HD

    This short documentary examines the complex range of issues affecting urban transport in developing countries. After examining cost and available...

    Mobility
  • 1978
    Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher

    Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher

    Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher

    01978HD

    This film is a short documentary portrait of economist, technologist and lecturer Fritz Schumacher. Up to age 45, Schumacher was dedicated to...

    Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher
  • 1974
    Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939

    Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939

    Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939

    01974HD

    The early history of Canadian film making before the establishment of the National Film Board of Canada.

    Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939
  • 1986
    Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame

    Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame

    Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame

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    This feature documentary traces the political career of T.C. (Tommy) Douglas, former premier of Saskatchewan and leader of the New Democratic Party,...

    Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
  • 1991
    Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio

    Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio

    Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio

    01991HD

    Family offers a candid look at CBC Radio in action and the unique cast of characters who make up Canada's coast-to-coast radio family. The film...

    Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
  • 1979
    Canada Vignettes: Wop May

    Canada Vignettes: Wop May

    Canada Vignettes: Wop May

    51979HD

    This short animated film is about Wop May, one of Canada's leading bush pilots in the 1920s.

    Canada Vignettes: Wop May
  • 1985
    Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

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

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

    6.51985HD

    The film was about Hal C. Banks, a controversial American labour union leader who came to Canada in 1949 to lead a sectarian fight between rival...

    Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
  • 1979
    Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?

    Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?

    Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?

    51979HD

    Through rare film footage and interviews with some of the pioneers who made film history, this documentary traces the history of filmmaking in Canada...

    Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?
  • 1975
    Scoggie

    Scoggie

    Scoggie

    01975HD

    This short documentary profiles 27-year-old Scoggie Watson, a Cape Breton stalwart who clings to the things he cherishes most: the waters of Lake...

    Scoggie
  • 1978
    The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

    The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

    The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

    01978HD

    In Part 1 of this 3-part documentary series, director Donald Brittain chronicles the early years of Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René...

    The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors