Flying Padre (1951)
Flying Padre (1951)
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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Bob Hite Bob Hite As: Narrator (voice)
Fred Stadtmueller Fred Stadtmueller As: Self
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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.


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Certification: G

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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 23 March 1951

Country: US

Runtime: 9m

Company Credits

Company: RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast

Bob Hite

Bob Hite

Narrator (voice)

Fred Stadtmueller

Fred Stadtmueller

Self

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Writing Credits

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Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

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Other Crew

Harold R. Vivian

Harold R. Vivian

Sound Recordist

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