Effi Briest (1974)

1974 · 141 min · 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.

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Starring Hanna Schygulla, Wolfgang Schenck, Ulli Lommel, Lilo Pempeit and Herbert Steinmetz.

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