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Effi Briest

19746.7 / 10141 min
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

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

Herbert Steinmetz

Herr Briest

Ursula Strätz

Ursula Strätz

Roswitha

Irm Hermann

Irm Hermann

Johanna

Karlheinz Böhm

Karlheinz Böhm

Wullersdorf

Karl Scheydt

Karl Scheydt

Kruse

Barbara Lass

Barbara Lass

Köchin

Rudolf Lenz

Rudolf Lenz

Geheimrat Rummschüttel

Andrea Schober

Andrea Schober

Annie

Eva Mattes

Eva Mattes

Hulda

Theo Tecklenburg

Theo Tecklenburg

Pastor Niemeyer

An Dorthe Braker

An Dorthe Braker

Frau Pasche

Peter Gauhe

Peter Gauhe

Vetter Dagobert

Barbara Valentin

Barbara Valentin

Marietta Tripelli

Hark Bohm

Hark Bohm

Pharmacist Gieshübler (uncredited)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

Jürgen Jürges

Jürgen Jürges

Director of Photography

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Director

Thea Eymèsz

Thea Eymèsz

Editor

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Screenplay

Theodor Fontane

Theodor Fontane

Novel

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Producer

Kurt Raab

Kurt Raab

Art Direction

Barbara Braun

Barbara Braun

Costume Design

Dietrich Lohmann

Dietrich Lohmann

Director of Photography

Camille Saint-Saëns

Camille Saint-Saëns

Music

Louis Spohr

Louis Spohr

Music

Sybille Danzer

Sybille Danzer

Makeup Artist

Thomas Schwan

Thomas Schwan

Assistant Camera

Katharina von Martius

Katharina von Martius

Wardrobe Supervisor

Ekkehard Heinrich

Ekkehard Heinrich

Lighting Technician

Ernst Küsters

Ernst Küsters

Lighting Technician

Fritz Müller-Scherz

Fritz Müller-Scherz

Assistant Director

Rainer Langhans

Rainer Langhans

Assistant Director

Herbert Paetzold

Herbert Paetzold

Assistant Camera

Christian Hohoff

Christian Hohoff

Unit Manager

Peter Gauhe

Peter Gauhe

Still Photographer