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Primary( 1960)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Robert Drew

      Self

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      Hubert H. Humphrey

      Self

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      Muriel Buck Humphrey

      Self

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      Joseph Julian

      Narrator (voice)

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      Jacqueline Kennedy

      Self

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      John F. Kennedy

      Self

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      Robert F. Kennedy

      Self

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      Joseph McBride

      Self - Kennedy Volunteer

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      Philleo Nash

      Self

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      Pierre Salinger

      Self (uncredited)

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      Clement John Zablocki

      Self (uncredited)

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    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • usa president
    • election campaign
    • presidential election
    • staging
    • media
    • democracy
    • direct cinema
    • preserved film