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Primary

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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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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • usa president
  • election campaign
  • presidential election
  • staging
  • media
  • democracy
  • direct cinema

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Robert Drew

Produced in

United States of America

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Still from PrimaryStill from Primary

Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNRDate of Primary8 Nov 1960
  • CanadaCA

    • PhysicalDVD14 Oct 2003
  • CzechiaCZ

    • PremiereOne World Film Festival16 Apr 2004
  • DenmarkDK

    • PremiereCPH:DOX15 Nov 2003
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCinema du Reel Film Festival25 Mar 2011
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereBiografilm Festival15 Jun 2018

Frequently asked questions

Primary was released on 8 November 1960.

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