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Effi Briest

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6.7/10 • 46

1974-06-202h 21m

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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.

Directors
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Editors
Thea Eymèsz

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  1. Hanna Schygulla

    Hanna Schygulla

    Effi Briest

  2. Wolfgang Schenck

    Wolfgang Schenck

    Baron Geert von Instetten

  3. Ulli Lommel

    Ulli Lommel

    Major Crampas

  4. Lilo Pempeit

    Lilo Pempeit

    Frau Briest

  5. Herbert Steinmetz

    Herbert Steinmetz

    Herr Briest

  6. Ursula Strätz

    Ursula Strätz

    Roswitha

  7. Irm Hermann

    Irm Hermann

    Johanna

  8. Karlheinz Böhm

    Karlheinz Böhm

    Wullersdorf

  9. Karl Scheydt

    Karl Scheydt

    Kruse

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Status
Released
Original Language
German
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
adulterynaivetyberlin, germanybecoming an adultage differenceway of lifelife planningnorthern germanyduelsingle fatherbaltic seanew german cinema