Effi Briest
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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
19 people
Hanna Schygulla
Effi Briest
Known for
Poor Things
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Wolfgang Schenck
Baron Geert von Instetten
Known for
World on a Wire
Martha
Ulli Lommel
Major Crampas
Known for
World on a Wire
Love Is Colder Than Death
Lilo Pempeit
Frau Briest
Known for
World on a Wire
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Herbert Steinmetz
Herr Briest
Known for
Veronika Voss
Ursula Strätz
Roswitha
Known for
Love Is Colder Than Death
Irm Hermann
Johanna
Known for
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Karlheinz Böhm
Wullersdorf
Known for
Peeping Tom
Sissi
Karl Scheydt
Kruse
Known for
World on a Wire
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Barbara Lass
Köchin
Known for
Two Men and a Wardrobe
Rosa Luxemburg
Rudolf Lenz
Geheimrat Rummschüttel
Known for
World on a Wire
Fox and His Friends
Andrea Schober
Annie
Known for
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Chinese Roulette
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director · Theodor Fontane Author Jürgen Jürges Cinematographer
United States release June 15, 1977 · Produced in Germany · Original title Fontane Effi Briest
Production
Tango Film
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Fontane Effi Briest
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · June 20, 1974
Theatrical
United States · June 15, 1977
Theatrical
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