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.
Released: Jun 20, 1974
Runtime: 141 minutes
Stars: Hanna Schygulla, Wolfgang Schenck, Ulli Lommel, Lilo Pempeit, Herbert Steinmetz, Ursula Strätz
Crew: Jürgen Jürges (Director of Photography), Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Director), Thea Eymèsz (Editor), Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Screenplay), Theodor Fontane (Novel), Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Producer)