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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.

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John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self

Hubert H. Humphrey

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self

Jacqueline Kennedy

Jacqueline Kennedy

Self

Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

Self

Muriel Humphrey

Muriel Humphrey

Self

Robert Drew

Robert Drew

Self

Joseph McBride

Joseph McBride

Self - Kennedy Volunteer

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Joseph Julian

Narrator (voice)

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Philleo Nash

Self

Pierre Salinger

Pierre Salinger

Self (uncredited)

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Clement John Zablocki

Self (uncredited)

D. A. Pennebaker

D. A. Pennebaker

Editor

Richard Leacock

Richard Leacock

Camera Operator

Albert Maysles

Albert Maysles

Camera Operator

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Film

Status

Released

Release

November 8, 1960

Runtime

53 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

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