Movie

Effi Briest (1974)

• June 20, 1974
• 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.

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Writers

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Theodor Fontane

Starring

Hanna Schygulla, Wolfgang Schenck, Ulli Lommel