Primary

Synopsis

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 occuring.

Main Cast

Robert Drew

Self

Age : 90 | Popularity : 3%

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self

Age : 66 | Popularity : 3%

Muriel Buck Humphrey

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Joseph Julian

Narrator (voice)

Age : 71 | Popularity : 5%

Jacqueline Kennedy

Self

Age : 64 | Popularity : 6%

John F. Kennedy

Self

Age : 46 | Popularity : 9%

Robert F. Kennedy

Self

Age : 42 | Popularity : 7%

Joseph McBride

Self - Kennedy Volunteer

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Albert Maysles Richard Leacock
	Camera Operator	Albert Maysles D. A. Pennebaker Terence Macartney-Filgate Richard Leacock
Directing	Director	Robert Drew
Production	Producer	Robert Drew
Writing	Writer	Robert Drew
Sound	Sound Recordist	Robert Drew D. A. Pennebaker
Editing	Editorial Manager	Robert Drew
	Editor	D. A. Pennebaker Terence Macartney-Filgate Richard Leacock
Department	Role	Name

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