Germany / Jun 20, 1974
2h 21min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Karlheinz Böhm | Wullersdorf |
| Karl Scheydt | Kruse |
| Barbara Lass | Köchin |
| Rudolf Lenz | Geheimrat Rummschüttel |
| Andrea Schober | Annie |
| Eva Mattes | Hulda |
| Theo Tecklenburg | Pastor Niemeyer |
| An Dorthe Braker | Frau Pasche |
| Peter Gauhe | Vetter Dagobert |
| Barbara Valentin | Marietta Tripelli |
| Hark Bohm | Pharmacist Gieshübler (uncredited) |
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
Genres
HistoryDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Fontane Effi Briest |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Tango Film |
| Release date | 20 giugno 1974 |
| Production | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| Writer | Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Theodor Fontane |
| Editing | Thea Eymèsz |
| Cinematography | Jürgen Jürges, Dietrich Lohmann, Peter Gauhe, Herbert Paetzold, Thomas Schwan |
| Assistant directors | Rainer Langhans, Fritz Müller-Scherz, Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| Lighting | Ekkehard Heinrich, Ernst Küsters |
| Camera operators | Jürgen Jürges, Dietrich Lohmann, Peter Gauhe, Herbert Paetzold, Thomas Schwan |
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| Additional photography | Jürgen Jürges, Dietrich Lohmann, Peter Gauhe, Herbert Paetzold, Thomas Schwan |
| Production design | Kurt Raab |
| Art direction | Kurt Raab |
| Set decoration | Kurt Raab |
| Music | Camille Saint-Saëns, Louis Spohr |
| Sound | Camille Saint-Saëns, Louis Spohr |
| Costume design | Barbara Baum, Sybille Danzer, Katharina von Martius |
| Makeup | Sybille Danzer, Katharina von Martius, Barbara Baum |
| Hairstyling | Sybille Danzer, Katharina von Martius, Barbara Baum |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Jun 15, 1977
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