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Effi Briest

Film19742h 21mReleased

DramaHistory
Not rated

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Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Language
German
Released
1974-06-20
Runtime
2h 21m

Community score

6.649 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.4

The story

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.

Cast

  • Hanna Schygulla
    Hanna SchygullaEffi Briest
  • Wolfgang Schenck
    Wolfgang SchenckBaron Geert von Instetten
  • Ulli Lommel
    Ulli LommelMajor Crampas
  • Lilo Pempeit
    Lilo PempeitFrau Briest
  • Herbert Steinmetz — artwork unavailable
    Herbert SteinmetzHerr Briest
  • Ursula Strätz — artwork unavailable
    Ursula SträtzRoswitha
  • Irm Hermann
    Irm HermannJohanna
  • Karlheinz Böhm
    Karlheinz BöhmWullersdorf
  • Karl Scheydt
    Karl ScheydtKruse
  • Barbara Lass — artwork unavailable
    Barbara LassKöchin