Flying Padre
Starring: Bob Hite, Fred Stadtmueller
Writer: N/A
Release Date:
March 23, 1951
March 23, 1951
Ratings:
5.1 / 10
5.1 / 10
Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
Companies:
RKO Radio Pictures
RKO Radio Pictures
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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