Effi Briest (1974)

Effi Briest (1974)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1974-06-20 Germany 141 Min. PG-13
6.7 46 votes
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.

Cast

Hanna Schygulla is Effi Briest
Effi Briest
Wolfgang Schenck is Baron Geert von Instetten
Baron Geert von Instetten
Ulli Lommel is Major Crampas
Major Crampas
Lilo Pempeit is Frau Briest
Frau Briest
Herbert Steinmetz is Herr Briest
Herr Briest
Ursula Strätz is Roswitha
Roswitha
Irm Hermann is Johanna
Johanna
Karlheinz Böhm is Wullersdorf
Wullersdorf
Karl Scheydt is Kruse
Kruse
Barbara Lass is Köchin
Köchin
Rudolf Lenz is Geheimrat Rummschüttel
Geheimrat Rummschüttel
Eva Mattes is Hulda
Hulda
Theo Tecklenburg is Pastor Niemeyer
Pastor Niemeyer
An Dorthe Braker is Frau Pasche
Frau Pasche
Peter Gauhe is Vetter Dagobert
Vetter Dagobert
Barbara Valentin is Marietta Tripelli
Marietta Tripelli
Hark Bohm is Pharmacist Gieshübler (uncredited)
Pharmacist Gieshübler (uncredited)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder is Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)