Primary
1960 · Movie · NR · 53 min · ★ 6.5
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1960
- Release date
- 1960-11-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 53 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (40 votes)
Themes
- usa president
- election campaign
- presidential election
- staging
- media
- democracy
- direct cinema
Cast & crew
John F. Kennedy
as Self
Hubert H. Humphrey
as Self
Jacqueline Kennedy
as Self
Robert F. Kennedy
as Self
Muriel Humphrey
as Self
Robert Drew
as Self
Joseph McBride
as Self - Kennedy Volunteer
- JJ
Joseph Julian
as Narrator (voice)
- PN
Philleo Nash
as Self
Pierre Salinger
as Self (uncredited)
Directed by Robert Drew