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.

Release Date

Jun 20, 1974

Runtime

2h 21m

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Original Title

Fontane Effi Briest

Country

Germany

Company

Tango Film