Donald Brittain Movies

  • 1985
    First Stop, China

    First Stop, China

    First Stop, China

    71985HD

    First Stop, China is a record of the choreographed performances and the unrehearsed moments of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens ballet company on the...

    First Stop, China
  • 1967
    What on Earth!

    What on Earth!

    What on Earth!

    6.51967HD

    In this Academy Award–nominated animated satire, Martian observers analyze life on Earth and reach a startling conclusion: automobiles appear...

    What on Earth!
  • 1962
    The Clouded Dawn

    The Clouded Dawn

    The Clouded Dawn

    71962HD

    August 1945 - 1946. Japan surrenders. World War II is over, but the scars are deep. Canadian prisoners are released from Japanese war camps. In...

    The Clouded Dawn
  • 1980
    The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten

    The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten

    The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten

    101980HD

    Ancient pharaoh Akhenaten was almost lost to history. Canadian archaeologist Donald Redford, who uncovered the foundation of one of the...

    The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
  • 1984
    Overtime

    Overtime

    Overtime

    91984HD

    This short documentary profiles a group of men from the Toronto Lakeshore Oldtimers Hockey Club. Although middle-aged, they still play the game with...

    Overtime
  • 1989
    The Magical Eye

    The Magical Eye

    The Magical Eye

    81989HD

    Features clips from 21 documentary and animation film classics, interviews with NFB filmmakers past and present, and incisive commentary from film...

    The Magical Eye
  • 1975
    Arctic IV

    Arctic IV

    Arctic IV

    91975HD

    This feature-length documentary offers a glimpse at the unknown world that lies beneath the Arctic ice. Arctic IV follows Dr. Joseph MacInnis, a...

    Arctic IV
  • 1974
    Thunderbirds in China

    Thunderbirds in China

    Thunderbirds in China

    101974HD

    In this documentary, the members of the University of British Columbia's Thunderbirds hockey team travel to China to demonstrate their skills to the...

    Thunderbirds in China
  • 1975
    Scoggie

    Scoggie

    Scoggie

    71975HD

    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
  • 1986
    Mobility

    Mobility

    Mobility

    91986HD

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

    Mobility
  • 1970
    Tiger Child

    Tiger Child

    Tiger Child

    91970HD

    It was the time when fire got stolen by tigers so uncle tiger gets his sisters son to get back the fire but when he gets to the village he forgets...

    Tiger Child
  • 1962
    Blitzkrieg

    Blitzkrieg

    Blitzkrieg

    91962HD

    April - November 1940. With devastating speed Germany takes Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg. Italy declares war.

    Blitzkrieg