Watch Effi Briest (1974) Official Trailer
6.6 / 10 IMDb June 20, 1974 2h 21m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 21m
Release Date
June 20, 1974
Genre
History, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
German
Country
Germany
Producers
Cast
Hanna Schygulla
as Effi Briest
Wolfgang Schenck
as Baron Geert von Instetten
Ulli Lommel
as Major Crampas
Lilo Pempeit
as Frau Briest
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Herbert Steinmetz
as Herr Briest
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Ursula Strätz
as Roswitha
Irm Hermann
as Johanna
Karlheinz Böhm
as Wullersdorf
Karl Scheydt
as Kruse
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Barbara Lass
as Köchin
Rudolf Lenz
as Geheimrat Rummschüttel
No photo
Andrea Schober
as Annie
Eva Mattes
as Hulda
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Theo Tecklenburg
as Pastor Niemeyer
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An Dorthe Braker
as Frau Pasche
Peter Gauhe
as Vetter Dagobert
Barbara Valentin
as Marietta Tripelli
Hark Bohm
as Pharmacist Gieshübler (uncredited)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Production Companies
Tango Film
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