Effi Briest (1974)

06/20/1974 (DE) • 2h 21m

History, Drama

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Hanna Schygulla

Effi Briest

Wolfgang Schenck

Baron Geert von Instetten

Ulli Lommel

Major Crampas

Lilo Pempeit

Frau Briest

Karlheinz Böhm

Wullersdorf


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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

adultery

naivety

berlin, germany

becoming an adult

age difference

way of life

life planning

northern germany

duel

single father

baltic sea

new german cinema

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