Film
Effi Briest
1974 · 2h 21m · History · Drama
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Overview
When 17-year-old Effi Briest marries the elderly Baron von Instetten, she moves to a small, isolated Baltic town and a house that she fears is haunted. Starved for companionship, Effi begins a friendship with Major Crampas, a charismatic womanizer.
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Cast
Hanna Schygulla
Effi Briest
Wolfgang Schenck
Baron Geert von Instetten
Ulli Lommel
Major Crampas
Lilo Pempeit
Frau Briest
Herbert Steinmetz
Herr Briest
Ursula Strätz
Roswitha
Irm Hermann
Johanna
Karlheinz Böhm
Wullersdorf
Karl Scheydt
Kruse
Barbara Lass
Köchin
Rudolf Lenz
Geheimrat Rummschüttel
Andrea Schober
Annie
Eva Mattes
Hulda
Theo Tecklenburg
Pastor Niemeyer
An Dorthe Braker
Frau Pasche
Peter Gauhe
Vetter Dagobert
Crew
- Rainer Werner FassbinderScreenplay · Producer · Director
- Theodor FontaneNovel
- Jürgen JürgesDirector of Photography
- Dietrich LohmannDirector of Photography
- Thea EymèszEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- June 20, 1974
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Runtime
- 2h 21m
- Genres
- History, Drama
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