Flying Padre

Flying Padre

1951
9m
5.1

5.1/10

142 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary
Overview

Stanley Kubrick’s short documentary about Father Fred Stadtmueller, a Catholic priest serving a vast 4,000-square-mile parish in rural New Mexico. To reach his scattered congregation, he pilots his own Piper Cub aircraft, the Spirit of St. Joseph. Over two days, Kubrick follows the “flying padre” as he conducts Mass, mediates between quarreling children, attends a funeral, and airlifts a sick child to medical care—capturing both the challenges and quiet heroism of his daily mission.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

funeral new mexico pilot priest black and white short film

Quick Facts

Release Date March 23, 1951
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0043548

Cast

Bob Hite
Bob Hite

Narrator (voice)

Fred Stadtmueller
Fred Stadtmueller

Self

Key Crew

Stanley Kubrick
Director
Burton Benjamin
Producer