Effi Briest

Effi Briest

1974-06-20 141 min ★ 6.6
HistoryDrama

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

Karl Scheydt
Karl Scheydt
Kruse
Eva Mattes
Eva Mattes
Hulda
Hanna Schygulla
Hanna Schygulla
Effi Briest
Karlheinz Böhm
Karlheinz Böhm
Wullersdorf
Barbara Valentin
Barbara Valentin
Marietta Tripelli
Ulli Lommel
Ulli Lommel
Major Crampas
Irm Hermann
Irm Hermann
Johanna
Peter Gauhe
Peter Gauhe
Vetter Dagobert
Hark Bohm
Hark Bohm
Pharmacist Gieshübler (uncredited)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Wolfgang Schenck
Wolfgang Schenck
Baron Geert von Instetten
Lilo Pempeit
Lilo Pempeit
Frau Briest
Rudolf Lenz
Rudolf Lenz
Geheimrat Rummschüttel