Effi Briest
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.
Top Billed Cast
Hanna Schygulla
Effi Briest
Wolfgang Schenck
Baron Geert von Instetten
Ulli Lommel
Major Crampas
Lilo Pempeit
Frau Briest
Herbert Steinmetz
Herr Briest
Featured Crew
Jürgen Jürges
Director of Photography
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director
Thea Eymèsz
Editor
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Screenplay
Theodor Fontane
Novel
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Producer
Kurt Raab
Art Direction
Barbara Braun
Costume Design
Dietrich Lohmann
Director of Photography
Camille Saint-Saëns
Music
Louis Spohr
Music
Sybille Danzer
Makeup Artist
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