Donald Brittain Movies
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard CohenMOVIE
A 1964 documentary portrait of Cohen in his pre-musician days as a poet and stand-up comedian.
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Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm LowryMOVIE
This feature-length Oscar®-nominated documentary focuses on Malcolm Lowry, author of one of the major novels of the 20th century, Under the Volcano. B...
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What on Earth!
What on Earth!MOVIE
The Martians speculate on the nature of Earth's apparent dominant life form, automobiles.
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King of the Hill
King of the HillMOVIE
This feature documentary follows one of the greatest Canadian baseball players of all time, Ferguson Jenkins, through the 1972-1973 season. From the h...
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Stravinsky
StravinskyMOVIE
This documentary is an informal portrait of the great modern composer Igor Stravinsky. Proudly American, though still very much an Old World figure wi...
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The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for AkhenatenMOVIE
Ancient pharaoh Akhenaten was almost lost to history. Canadian archaeologist Donald Redford, who uncovered the foundation of one of the pharaoh’s many...
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Mobility
MobilityMOVIE
This short documentary examines the complex range of issues affecting urban transport in developing countries. After examining cost and available tech...
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First Stop, China
First Stop, ChinaMOVIE
First Stop, China is a record of the choreographed performances and the unrehearsed moments of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens ballet company on the road...
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Canada Vignettes: Wop May
Canada Vignettes: Wop MayMOVIE
This short animated film is about Wop May, one of Canada's leading bush pilots in the 1920s.
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Juggernaut
JuggernautMOVIE
In 1968, a convoy set off to transport a Calandria, the 70-ton core of a Canadian nuclear reactor, to Rajasthan in India. Even the largest semi-traile...
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Whistling Smith
Whistling SmithMOVIE
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 hango...
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The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
The Champions, Part 3: The Final BattleMOVIE
The final instalment of this 3-part documentary series about Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque spans the decade between 1976 and 1986. The film...
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The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely WarriorsMOVIE
In Part 1 of this 3-part documentary series, director Donald Brittain chronicles the early years of Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque. From the...
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The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of PowerMOVIE
Part 2 of this 3-part documentary series about Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque covers the years between 1967 and 1977, a colourful decade tha...
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The Magical Eye
The Magical EyeMOVIE
Features clips from 21 documentary and animation film classics, interviews with NFB filmmakers past and present, and incisive commentary from film cri...
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Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed
Paperland: The Bureaucrat ObservedMOVIE
Bureaucracy shapes our lives and guides us from the cradle to the grave. This documentary lays bare the idiosyncrasies of bureaucracy, whether in Cana...