Effi Briest

Effi Briest (1974)

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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  • Release Date: 1974-06-20
  • Runtime: 2h 21min
  • Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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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

    • Barbara Valentin

      Marietta Tripelli

    • Hark Bohm

      Pharmacist Gieshübler (uncredited)

    • Rainer Werner Fassbinder

      Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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