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Flying Padre

1951-03-23
5.1
en 9m
Documentary
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.

Director

Stanley Kubrick

Editor

Isaac Kleinerman

Music

Nathaniel Shilkret

Producer

Burton Benjamin

Sound Recordist

Harold R. Vivian

Director of Photography

Stanley Kubrick

funeral new mexico pilot priest black and white short film

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • RKO Radio Pictures