No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Primary easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Primary end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Primary

Name: Primary
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1960
Duration: 53 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: John F. Kennedy, Hubert H. Humphrey, Jacqueline Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Muriel Humphrey

Directed by Robert Drew

Produced by Drew Associates

196053 min6.5 / 10

A pioneering direct-cinema documentary that captures the intimate, behind-the-scenes machinery of a presidential campaign with unprecedented immediacy and access.

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.

Clusters

Founders and Visionaries Underdog Sports Stories Political Cover-Ups Thrillers Comedy That Turns Sharp Media and Communication Devices

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Usa President Election Campaign Presidential Election Staging Media Democracy Direct Cinema

Questions people ask

Is Primary violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Primary sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Is Primary scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Primary easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Primary end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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