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The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner

1974 · 45 min
Directed by Werner Herzog
BiographyDocumentarySport

Cast

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Plot

A study of the psychology of a champion ski-flyer whose full-time occupation is woodcarving.

Sinekatalog’s take

Werner Herzog's documentary is poetic and strange, a glimpse of a man flying beyond the ramp.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (3,381 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.