Donald Brittain, O.C. (June 10, 1928 – July 21, 1989) was an acclaimed filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada. Brittain's most notable directorial credits include the 1965 documentaries Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen and Memorandum and the Genie Award-winning 1979 documentary '. He also directed the first-ever IMAX film, Tiger Child, for Expo '70. He co-directed the 1976 feature documentary ' garnered 6 Canadian Film Awards and an Academy Award nomination.

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  • Donald Brittain, O.C. (June 10, 1928 – July 21, 1989) was an acclaimed filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada. Brittain's most notable directorial credits include the 1965 documentaries Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen and Memorandum and the Genie Award-winning 1979 documentary '. He also directed the first-ever IMAX film, Tiger Child, for Expo '70. He co-directed the 1976 feature documentary ' garnered 6 Canadian Film Awards and an Academy Award nomination. Brittain also directed the three-part CBC-coproduced series The Champions, chronicling the lives and battles of Canadian political titans René Lévesque and Pierre Elliott Trudeau. He won the Gemini Award for best screenplay and direction for the 1985 drama Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks.
  • Donald Brittain est un scénariste, réalisateur, producteur et acteur canadien né le 10 juin 1928 à Ottawa, décédé le 21 juillet 1989 à Montréal.
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  • Donald Brittain, O.C. (June 10, 1928 – July 21, 1989) was an acclaimed filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada. Brittain's most notable directorial credits include the 1965 documentaries Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen and Memorandum and the Genie Award-winning 1979 documentary '. He also directed the first-ever IMAX film, Tiger Child, for Expo '70. He co-directed the 1976 feature documentary ' garnered 6 Canadian Film Awards and an Academy Award nomination.
  • Donald Brittain est un scénariste, réalisateur, producteur et acteur canadien né le 10 juin 1928 à Ottawa, décédé le 21 juillet 1989 à Montréal.
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