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Flying Padre (1951)

Flying Padre (1951)

Documentary
Release Date: 1951, March 23
Directors: Stanley Kubrick
Countries: United States of America
Production: RKO Radio Pictures
Cast: Bob Hite, Fred Stadtmueller

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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