Effi Briest (1974)

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.

Release: 1974-06-20

Runtime: 141 min

Rating: 6.625 / 10

Cast

Hanna Schygulla

Effi Briest

Wolfgang Schenck

Baron Geert von Instetten

Geheimrat Rummschüttel

Pharmacist Gieshübler (uncredited)