Summaries

Cinéma vérité feature that follows presidential hopefuls John F. Kennedy and Hubert H. Humphrey during the 1960 Wisconsin primary.

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.—<[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • national film registry
  • politics
  • speech
  • presidential election
  • primary election
Genres
  • History
  • Documentary
  • News
Release date Feb 6, 1960
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Darlington, Wisconsin, USA
Production companies Drew Associates Time

Box office

Budget $200000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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