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.
Flying Padre has generally received mixed reviews.
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Flying Padre was released in 1951 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 8 reviews, giving Flying Padre (1951) an average rating of 43%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 50%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 40%. Professional critics were more impressed with Flying Padre than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 43%, Flying Padre is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1951, which stands at 60%.
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