Primary (1960)

60 min · Documentation, Political Documentary, documentary film

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Directors

Robert Drew

Cast

John F. Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey

The story

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.

Catalogue themes and tags

Democrats, Election Campaign, Media, PotUS, President Elections, Staging

Genres

Documentation, Political Documentary, documentary film

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