Flying Padre

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Flying Padre

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.

Release Date

1951-03-23

Year

1951

Duration

9m

Status

Released

Score

5.06

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Cast

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Bob Hite

Narrator (voice)

Fred Stadtmueller

Fred Stadtmueller