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Primary

(1960)
Release Date: November 8, 1960
Runtime: 0h 53m
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Documentary

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.

Top Cast

Hubert H. Humphrey
Hubert H. HumphreySelf
Jacqueline Kennedy
Jacqueline KennedySelf
John F. Kennedy
John F. KennedySelf
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. KennedySelf
Joseph McBride
Joseph McBrideSelf - Kennedy Volunteer
Pierre Salinger
Pierre SalingerSelf (uncredited)