
Effi Briest
- History
- Drama
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
Effi Briest

Wolfgang Schenck
Baron Geert von Instetten

Ulli Lommel
Major Crampas

Lilo Pempeit
Frau Briest
- Herbert Steinmetz
Herbert Steinmetz
Herr Briest
- Ursula Strätz
Ursula Strätz
Roswitha

Irm Hermann
Johanna

Karlheinz Böhm
Wullersdorf

Karl Scheydt
Kruse

Barbara Lass
Köchin

Rudolf Lenz
Geheimrat Rummschüttel
- Andrea Schober
Andrea Schober
Annie

Eva Mattes
Hulda
- Theo Tecklenburg
Theo Tecklenburg
Pastor Niemeyer
- An Dorthe Braker
An Dorthe Braker
Frau Pasche

Peter Gauhe
Vetter Dagobert

Barbara Valentin
Marietta Tripelli

Hark Bohm
Pharmacist Gieshübler (uncredited)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)



















