Effi Briest

  • Rated 6.6 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 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.

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Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Starring
Hanna Schygulla, Wolfgang Schenck, Ulli Lommel, Lilo Pempeit

Cast

  • 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

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