Poster of The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner

The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner

Documentary, Biography, Sport

Director: Werner Herzog

Release Date: November 26, 1976

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The movie title is misleading. The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner is actually a meditation on the story behind ski jumping–think ABC’s Wide World of Sports’ announcement: “Agony of defeat.” Interesting & beautiful, but needed even more editing.

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