Primary (1960)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.132 |
Directed By
Robert Drew
Crew
D. A. Pennebaker
Robert Drew
Richard Leacock
D. A. Pennebaker
Robert Drew
Albert Maysles
Robert Drew
D. A. Pennebaker
Terence Macartney-Filgate
Richard Leacock
Richard Leacock
Robert Drew
Robert Drew
Albert Maysles
TOP CAST
Robert Drew
Self
Hubert H. Humphrey
Self
Muriel Buck Humphrey
Self
Joseph Julian
Narrator (voice)
Jacqueline Kennedy
Self
John F. Kennedy
Self
Robert F. Kennedy
Self
Joseph McBride
Self - Kennedy Volunteer
Philleo Nash
Self
Pierre Salinger
Self (uncredited)
Clement John Zablocki
Self (uncredited)
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