Primary

Year: 1960

Grade: B

Country: USA

Director: Drew

Review

similar to the war room, but it follows both sides and is in the primary stage of a presidential election. a fine historical document that features some good camerawork and editing. it’s short (53 minutes), but still manages to give one a good picture of both candidates involved, the campaign experience, and politics in general. it was a very different time back then. politics hadn’t been fully effected by tv yet, big business wasn’t as big of an influence, and you get the sense that it was a smaller more intimate world in general. of interest to those who are interested in politics, jfk, or 1960 middle america.