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Effi Briest

Effi Briest
★ 6.6/10•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.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Screenplay

Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 21m
LanguageDE
Release DateJun 20, 1974

Actors

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Effi Briest

Wolfgang Schenck

Wolfgang Schenck

Baron Geert von Instetten

Ulli Lommel

Ulli Lommel

Major Crampas

Lilo Pempeit

Lilo Pempeit

Frau Briest

Herbert Steinmetz

Herr Briest

Ursula Strätz

Roswitha

Irm Hermann

Irm Hermann

Johanna

Karlheinz Böhm

Karlheinz Böhm

Wullersdorf

Karl Scheydt

Karl Scheydt

Kruse

Barbara Lass

Barbara Lass

Köchin

Rudolf Lenz

Rudolf Lenz

Geheimrat Rummschüttel

Andrea Schober

Annie

Eva Mattes

Eva Mattes

Hulda

Theo Tecklenburg

Pastor Niemeyer

An Dorthe Braker

Frau Pasche

Peter Gauhe

Peter Gauhe

Vetter Dagobert

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