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.
Quick Stats
6.6
TMDB Rating
49
Votes
2h 21m
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Key Crew
DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder
WriterRainer Werner Fassbinder
CinematographyJürgen Jürges
ComposerCamille Saint-Saëns
EditorThea Eymèsz
Production DesignKurt Raab
Produced by
Tango Film
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Cast
Hanna Schygulla
Effi Briest
Wolfgang Schenck
Baron Geert von Instetten
Ulli Lommel
Major Crampas
Lilo Pempeit
Frau Briest
H
Herbert Steinmetz
Herr Briest
U
Ursula Strätz
Roswitha
Irm Hermann
Johanna
Karlheinz Böhm
Wullersdorf
Karl Scheydt
Kruse
Barbara Lass
Köchin
Rudolf Lenz
Geheimrat Rummschüttel
A
Andrea Schober
Annie
Eva Mattes
Hulda
T
Theo Tecklenburg
Pastor Niemeyer
A
An Dorthe Braker
Frau Pasche
