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
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Robert Drew
Self
Hubert H. Humphrey
Self
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Muriel Buck Humphrey
Self
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Joseph Julian
Narrator (voice)
Jacqueline Kennedy
Self
John F. Kennedy
Self
Robert F. Kennedy
Self
Budget
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Revenue
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Status
Released
Production Company
- Drew Associates
Crews
D. A. Pennebaker
Editor
Richard Leacock
Camera Operator
D. A. Pennebaker
Camera Operator
Robert Drew
Sound Recordist
Albert Maysles
Camera Operator
Robert Drew
Editorial Manager
D. A. Pennebaker
Sound Recordist