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26. Nov. 1976 · The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner: Directed by Werner Herzog. With Walter Steiner, Werner Herzog. A study of the psychology of a champion ski-jumper, whose full-time occupation is carpentry.
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- Documentary, Biography, Sport
- Werner Herzog
- 1974-01-01
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (German: Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner) is a 1974 documentary film by German filmmaker Werner Herzog. It is about Walter Steiner, a celebrated ski jumper of his era who worked as a carpenter for his full-time occupation.
19. Feb. 2018 · The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner shows we don’t need soft-focus portraits of athletes to capture the Olympic spirit.
Movie Info. Walter Steiner is a world-class ski jumper -- he won a silver medal in the 1972 Winter Olympics -- who works full-time as a carpenter. Over the course of his career, he manages to ...
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- Werner Herzog
- Documentary
13. März 2002 · In The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner, Herzog plays the naive, awestruck reporter, humbled by the supremacy of the ski-flier. But Herzog is also an intelligent, intuitive filmmaker. By 1974 ski-flying was reaching its limits, a fact acknowledged by Steiner in the film. Herzog states that the genesis of his film was in Steiner ...
An early Herzog documentary, and one of his most fascinating and effective, Great Ecstasy showcases the lesser known sport of ski-flying, a bigger, higher, longer, crazier version of ski-jumping. The focal point is Swiss 70’s champ Walter Steiner – lanky, floppy-haired, a little dorky, considered in manner – and the increasing dangers of ...
Director, Screenplay. A study of the psychology of a champion ski-flyer, whose full-time occupation is carpentry.
