Primary
1960 | 53m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Robert Drew |
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| Writer: | Robert Drew |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 08, 1960 |
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| Director: | Robert Drew |
| Writer: | Robert Drew |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | usa president, staging, presidential election, media, election campaign, democracy, direct cinema |
| Production Companies | Drew Associates |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Drew | Director, Sound Recordist, Editorial Manager, Writer |
| Albert Maysles | Camera Operator, Director of Photography |
| D. A. Pennebaker | Camera Operator, Editor, Sound Recordist |
| Richard Leacock | Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Editor |
| Terence Macartney-Filgate | Camera Operator, Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Drew | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
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| Berlin International Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | N/A | Won |
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