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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Director
Stanley Kubrick
Editor
Isaac Kleinerman
Music
Nathaniel Shilkret
Producer
Burton Benjamin
Sound Recordist
Harold R. Vivian
Director of Photography
Stanley Kubrick
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