★ 2.8/5
Effi Briest
1970
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MOVIE • 1974
Effi Briest
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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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Hanna Schygulla
Effi Briest
Wolfgang Schenck
Baron Geert von Instetten
Ulli Lommel
Major Crampas
Lilo Pempeit
Frau Briest
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Herbert Steinmetz
Herr Briest
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Ursula Strätz
Roswitha
Irm Hermann
Johanna
Karlheinz Böhm
Wullersdorf
Karl Scheydt
Kruse
Barbara Lass
Köchin
Rudolf Lenz
Geheimrat Rummschüttel
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Andrea Schober
Annie
Eva Mattes
Hulda
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Theo Tecklenburg
Pastor Niemeyer
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FilmStatus
Released
Release
June 20, 1974
Runtime
141 min
Language
German
Origin
Germany
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