Primary main backdrop
Primary main poster

6.4/10 • 36

1960-11-080h 53m

Documentary

Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to use light equipment in order to follow their subjects in a more intimate filmmaking style. This unconventional way of filming created a new look for documentary films where the camera’s lens was right in the middle of what ever drama was occurring. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 1998.

Directors
Robert Drew
Writters
Robert Drew
Editors
Richard Leacock

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Robert Drew

    Robert Drew

    Self

  2. Hubert H. Humphrey

    Hubert H. Humphrey

    Self

  3. Muriel Buck Humphrey

    Muriel Buck Humphrey

    Self

  4. Joseph Julian

    Joseph Julian

    Narrator (voice)

  5. Jacqueline Kennedy

    Jacqueline Kennedy

    Self

  6. John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy

    Self

  7. Robert F. Kennedy

    Robert F. Kennedy

    Self

  8. Joseph McBride

    Joseph McBride

    Self - Kennedy Volunteer

  9. Philleo Nash

    Philleo Nash

    Self

Reviews0

We don't have any reviews for Primary.

Media

  • Primary poster
  • Primary poster
  • Primary poster
  • Primary poster

Recommendations

  • SeX main backdrop

    SeX

    6.1

  • La Jetée main backdrop

    La Jetée

    7.9

  • Pull My Daisy main backdrop

    Pull My Daisy

    6.0

  • Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment main backdrop

    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    6.9

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance main backdrop

    Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

    7.4

  • The Killer main backdrop

    The Killer

    6.4

  • Diabolik - Ginko Attacks main backdrop

    Diabolik - Ginko Attacks

    6.0

  • Lisa Frankenstein main backdrop

    Lisa Frankenstein

    6.3

  • Love Songs main backdrop

    Love Songs

    7.0

  • Joy main backdrop

    Joy

    7.0

  • Past Lives main backdrop

    Past Lives

    7.7

  • Dune main backdrop

    Dune

    7.8

  • I'm Still Here main backdrop

    I'm Still Here

    8.0

  • May December main backdrop

    May December

    6.6

  • The Whale main backdrop

    The Whale

    7.8

  • Trap main backdrop

    Trap

    6.3

  • A Quiet Place: Day One main backdrop

    A Quiet Place: Day One

    6.7

  • Poor Things main backdrop

    Poor Things

    7.7

  • Licorice Pizza main backdrop

    Licorice Pizza

    7.0

  • No Backdrop

    Phosphor

    7.2

Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
--
Keywords
usa presidentelection campaignpresidential electionstagingmediademocracydirect cinemapreserved film