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19742h 21m6.6/ 10 · TMDB · 52 votes
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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.

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Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

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

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Film details

Released20 Jun 1974
Original languageGerman
CountriesGermany
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Barbara Lass

Köchin

Rudolf Lenz
Rudolf Lenz

Geheimrat Rummschüttel

Andrea Schober

Annie