CinemaOSMovie · 1951 · 0h 9m · G

Flying Padre

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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.

Directed byStanley Kubrick

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 9m
Language
EN
Released
March 23, 1951
Studios
RKO Radio Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring

Bob Hite

Narrator (voice)

Fred Stadtmueller

Fred Stadtmueller

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
Produced by
Burton Benjamin

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