Primary

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Primary is a landmark 1960 American cinéma vérité documentary film that follows the 1960 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary contest between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
cinéma vérité film
documentary film
awardReceived National Film Registry selection NERFINISHED
cinematography Richard Leacock NERFINISHED
Terence Macartney-Filgate NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts Hubert Humphrey presidential campaign NERFINISHED
John F. Kennedy presidential campaign NERFINISHED
director D. A. Pennebaker NERFINISHED
Richard Leacock NERFINISHED
Robert Drew NERFINISHED
Terence Macartney-Filgate NERFINISHED
distributor Time-Life Broadcast NERFINISHED
editor D. A. Pennebaker NERFINISHED
features Hubert Humphrey NERFINISHED
John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED
filmingTechnique cinéma vérité
direct cinema
follows 1960 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary campaign
genre campaign documentary
documentary
political documentary
hasCastMember Hubert Humphrey NERFINISHED
John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED
hasInfluenced cinéma vérité movement in the United States
political campaign documentaries
hasType black-and-white film
mainSubject 1960 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary
Hubert Humphrey NERFINISHED
John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED
medium 16 mm film
notableFor early example of American cinéma vérité
innovative use of lightweight sync-sound cameras
originalLanguage English
partOf American direct cinema tradition NERFINISHED
portrays Democratic Party politics in the United States
presidential primary campaigning
producer Robert Drew NERFINISHED
productionCompany Drew Associates NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1960
runningTime about 60 minutes
settingLocation Wisconsin NERFINISHED
settingTime 1960 United States presidential election NERFINISHED
subjectOf film studies scholarship on direct cinema
title Primary

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D. A. Pennebaker directed Primary