Primary (1960)

MOVIEmeter

SEE RANK

Down 4,716 this week

60 min - Documentary

7.3

Ratings: 7.3/10 from 309 users
Reviews: 2 user | 7 critic

Cinema verite feature that follows presidential hopefuls John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey during the 1960 Wisconsin primary

Quick Links:

Create a list »

Related Lists

The Best Documentaries

a list of 142 titles by jasonvontool created 3 months ago

100 Best Documentary Films of All-Time

a list of 102 titles by John Frazier created 07 May 2011

Cinema History Films

a list of 23 titles by phillips-a1030 created 2 weeks ago

My Movies: Political Persons

a list of 13 titles by LGiventer created 7 months ago

706 of my favorite films

a list of 706 titles by edmund-theodor created 9 months ago

See all 19 related lists »

1 win See more awards »

Edit

Cast

Credited cast:
	Robert Drew	...	Himself
	Hubert H. Humphrey	...	Himself
	Joseph Julian	...	Narrator (voice)
	Jacqueline Kennedy	...	Herself
	John F. Kennedy	...	Himself
	Robert F. Kennedy	...	Himself

Full cast and crew »

Edit

Storyline

It's the tail end of winter in 1960. U.S. Senators Hubert Humphrey and John Kennedy seek the Democratic Party's nomination for President. Wisconsin's primary - one of the few direct primaries at the time - is on April 5. We see both candidates on the road; it's retail politics, shaking hands, signing autographs, smiling. We hear part of a standard stump speech from Kennedy; we watch Humphrey talk to farmers in a rural hall. Kennedy is favored. We see his wife, his brother Robert briefly, and on election night his sisters Pat and Eunice. Jacqueline speaks a few words of Polish at a Milwaukee rally. The returns come in; it's on to Indiana and West Virginia. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis