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Rated 6.5 on TMDB

Primary

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.

Released: 1960
Runtime: 53m
Rated: NR
Genres: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Language: English

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Robert DrewDirector, Writer

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John F. KennedySelf
Hubert H. HumphreySelf
Jacqueline KennedySelf

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Robert F. KennedySelf

Muriel HumphreySelf

Robert DrewSelf

Joseph McBrideSelf - Kennedy Volunteer

Joseph JulianNarrator (voice)

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