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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

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  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

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
usa presidentelection campaignpresidential electionstagingmediademocracydirect cinema