Is Flying Padre scary?

No. Less frightening than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Flying Padre violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Flying Padre easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Flying Padre end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Flying Padre

Name: Flying Padre
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1951
Duration: 9 min
Rating: 5.1
Cast: Bob Hite, Fred Stadtmueller

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

Produced by RKO Radio Pictures

19519 min5.1 / 10

A reverent, observational portrait of a priest's devotion and ingenuity in serving an isolated rural community, told with documentary clarity and quiet admiration.

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.

Clusters

Faith Tested By Hardship Priests and Religious Leaders U S States And Regions Funeral And Mourning Traditions Cars And Drivers

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Funeral New Mexico Pilot Priest Black And White Short Film

Questions people ask

Is Flying Padre scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is Flying Padre violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Flying Padre easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Does Flying Padre end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Flying Padre sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.