Primary
1960/11/08 (US) | 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.
Robert Drew
Director
Lead Cast
John F. Kennedy
Self
Hubert H. Humphrey
Self
Jacqueline Kennedy
Self
Robert F. Kennedy
Self
Muriel Humphrey
Self
No Image
Robert Drew
Self
Joseph McBride
Self - Kennedy Volunteer
Recommendations
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Drew Associates
Crews
D. A. Pennebaker
Editor
D. A. Pennebaker
Camera Operator
Richard Leacock
Camera Operator
D. A. Pennebaker
Sound Recordist
Robert Drew
Sound Recordist
Albert Maysles
Camera Operator
Terence Macartney-Filgate
Camera Operator