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Effi Briest

1974 · 2h 21m · History, Drama

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 as Effi Briest
• Wolfgang Schenck as Baron Geert von Instetten
• Ulli Lommel as Major Crampas
• Lilo Pempeit as Frau Briest
• Herbert Steinmetz as Herr Briest
• Ursula Strätz as Roswitha
• Irm Hermann as Johanna
• Karlheinz Böhm as Wullersdorf
• Karl Scheydt as Kruse
• Barbara Lass as Köchin
• Rudolf Lenz as Geheimrat Rummschüttel
• Andrea Schober as Annie

Details

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Released

June 20, 1974

Runtime

2h 21m

Genres

History, Drama

Studio

Tango Film

Status

Released

TMDB score

6.6 / 10 from 52 votes