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Flying Padre

Dir. Stanley Kubrick·1951·9m

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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Flying Padre

Flying Padre (1951)

Stanley Kubrick

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9m
Cross-source blend ~51/100

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United States of America

Ratings

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5.1/10

143 votes

Rating consensus

51/100 blend

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Cooler blended reception — weighted ~51/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

Bob Hite

Narrator (voice)

Fred Stadtmueller

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