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Primary
Directed by
Robert Drew
Not Rated
1960
53m
Documentary
,
History
,
and more
7.1
100%
70%
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Cinéma vérité feature that follows presidential hopefuls John F. Kennedy and Hubert H. Humphrey during the 1960 Wisconsin primary.
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Cast of Primary
John F. Kennedy
Self
Hubert H. Humphrey
Self
Jacqueline Kennedy
Self
Robert F. Kennedy
Self
Muriel Humphrey
Self
Robert Drew
Self / Director / Writer / Producer
Joseph McBride
Self - Kennedy Volunteer
Joseph Julian
Narrator (voice)
Philleo Nash
Self
Pierre Salinger
Self (uncredited)
Clement John Zablocki
Self (uncredited)
Primary Ratings & Reviews
IONCINEMA.com
Jordan M. Smith
Robert Drew and his ingenious, talented and forward thinking filmmaking crew... broke open the stuffy world of narrated documentaries and embarked on a new frontier.
Vox
Alissa Wilkinson
Primary wasn't just illuminating, it was groundbreaking.
VoiceBoxOffice
Luke Parker
[Primary proves] there is nothing more inherently correlated with the ideals of [documentary] storytelling than elections.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Gives us a riveting insider's look at the political process.
Old School Reviews
John A. Nesbit
no documentary has since captured the inside views of a Presidential campaign so naturally
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
This impressive filmed record of the 1960 presidential primary documents the showdown between Hubert Humphrey and John F. Kennedy as if it were still a contest.
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