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Flying Padre

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Flying Padre

Flying Padre

Movie

  • Title:Flying Padre
  • User score:
    5.1
  • Release date:1951-03-23
  • Genres:Documentary
  • Country:United States of America
  • Language:English
  • Budget:$0
  • Revenue:$0
  • Runtime:9 min
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.

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Top Cast

Fred Stadtmueller

Fred Stadtmueller

Self

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