Flying Padre (1951)

Name: Flying Padre
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1951-03-23

Running Time

March 23, 1951
Release Date

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Plot.

Two days in the life of priest Father Fred Stadtmuller whose New Mexico parish is so large he can only spread goodness and light among his flock with the aid of a mono-plane. The priestly pilot is seen dashing from one province to the next at the helm of his trusty Piper Club administering guidance (his plane, the Flying Padre) to unruly children, sermonizing at funerals and flying a sickly child and its mother to a hospital.

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Cast & Crew.

Bob Hite

Narrator (voice)

Fred Stadtmueller

Self

Stanley Kubrick

Director / Director of Photography

Nathaniel Shilkret

Music

Isaac Kleinerman

Editor

Burton Benjamin

Producer

Harold R. Vivian

Sound Recordist

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Details.

Release Date
March 23, 1951

Status
Released

Running Time
9m

Content Rating
G

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-09

This Movie Is About.

new mexico

pilot

funeral

priest

black and white

short

Wiki.

Flying Padre is a 1951 short subject black-and-white documentary film. It is the second film directed by Stanley Kubrick. The film is nine minutes long and was completed shortly after Kubrick had completed his first film for RKO, the short subject Day of the Fight (1951). The studio offered him a follow-up project for their Screenliner series.