Drew Associates Movies

  • 1960
    Primary

    Primary

    Primary

    6.41960HD

    Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to...

    Primary
  • 1964
    Faces of November

    Faces of November

    Faces of November

    6.21964HD

    Robert Drew shows the sights and sounds from the funeral of President John F. Kennedy in November, 1963. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in...

    Faces of November
  • 1963
    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    6.9291963HD

    During a two-day period before and after the University of Alabama integration crisis, the film uses five camera crews to follow President John F....

    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment
  • 2008
    A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy

    A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy

    A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy

    102008HD

    Bringing to life an American President who was widely respected by his countrymen and celebrated around the world. Composed from four break through...

    A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
  • 1961
    Adventures on the New Frontier

    Adventures on the New Frontier

    Adventures on the New Frontier

    5.51961HD

    A look at the daily business of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, with a focus on some of the political issues he faces six weeks into his term. ...

    Adventures on the New Frontier
  • 1966
    The New Met: Countdown to Curtain

    The New Met: Countdown to Curtain

    The New Met: Countdown to Curtain

    01966HD

    Backstage with Franco Zeffirelli and Rudolph Bing as multiple mechanical difficulties snag rehearsals. Marc Chagall stops by only to see that his...

    The New Met: Countdown to Curtain
  • 1962
    Jane

    Jane

    Jane

    6.51962HD

    Documentary focusing on 25 year-old actress Jane Fonda as she and her director Andreas Voutsinas prepare a stage play called The Fun Couple for...

    Jane
  • 1975
    Who's Out There?

    Who's Out There?

    Who's Out There?

    6.31975HD

    Orson Welles — with contributions from scientists George Wald, Carl Sagan, and others — examines the possibility and implications of...

    Who's Out There?
  • 1961
    Aga Khan

    Aga Khan

    Aga Khan

    01961HD

    In 1960, Robert Drew founded his production company Drew Associates; joining him were a number of well-known or soon-to-be well-known documentary...

    Aga Khan
  • 1963
    The Chair

    The Chair

    The Chair

    61963HD

    Follows a crusading lawyer as he embarks on a campaign to save an African-American man, Paul Crump, from the electric chair. Preserved by the...

    The Chair
  • 1961
    On the Pole: Eddie Sachs

    On the Pole: Eddie Sachs

    On the Pole: Eddie Sachs

    01961HD

    The documentary traces Eddie Sachs (one of the most popular drivers in the history of the Indianapolis 500) in a behind-the-scenes look at the race...

    On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
  • 1974
    On the Road with Duke Ellington

    On the Road with Duke Ellington

    On the Road with Duke Ellington

    01974HD

    Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.

    On the Road with Duke Ellington
  • 1960
    Yanki No!

    Yanki No!

    Yanki No!

    6.31960HD

    After the US forces Cuba out of the OAS, demonstrations erupt in Venezuela. In Cuba Castro addresses a rally of one million people.

    Yanki No!
  • 1962
    Susan Starr

    Susan Starr

    Susan Starr

    01962HD

    Susan Starr is a talented young concert pianist preparing for the biggest competition of her life. She also happens to have a terrible cold that...

    Susan Starr
  • 1971
    The Sun Ship Game

    The Sun Ship Game

    The Sun Ship Game

    01971HD

    Flying hundreds of miles a day through wild weather with no engine requires feats of airmanship unprecedented in human history and known before only...

    The Sun Ship Game
  • 1962
    Nehru

    Nehru

    Nehru

    01962HD

    The first candid film made on a foreign chief of state, three weeks in the life of Jawaharlal Nehru.

    Nehru
  • 1962
    Mooney vs. Fowle

    Mooney vs. Fowle

    Mooney vs. Fowle

    01962HD

    The doc brings us back to a 1961 football game played in front of 40,000 people at the Orange Bowl. A high school football game, pitting Miami High...

    Mooney vs. Fowle
  • 1961
    The Children Were Watching

    The Children Were Watching

    The Children Were Watching

    81961HD

    A harrowing portrait of the struggle for school desegregation in New Orleans against the violent protests of white parents.

    The Children Were Watching
  • 1966
    Storm Signal

    Storm Signal

    Storm Signal

    01966HD

    A documentary record of the day-to-day existence of a pair of young married heroin addicts. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.

    Storm Signal
  • 1986
    For Auction: An American Hero

    For Auction: An American Hero

    For Auction: An American Hero

    01986HD

    Directed by Robert Drew.

    For Auction: An American Hero