Effi Briest (1974)
Fontane Effi Briest (original title)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Hanna Schygulla	...	Effi Briest
	Wolfgang Schenck	...	Instetten
	Ulli Lommel	...	Major Crampas
	Lilo Pempeit	...	Frau Briest
	Herbert Steinmetz	...	Herr Briest
	Ursula Strätz	...	Roswitha
	Irm Hermann	...	Johanna
	Karlheinz Böhm	...	Wüllersdorf (as Karl-Heinz Böhm)
	Karl Scheydt	...	Kruse
	Barbara Lass	...	Polnische Köchin
	Rudolf Lenz	...	Geheimrat Rummschüttel
	Andrea Schober	...	Annie von Instetten
	Eva Mattes	...	Hulda
	Theo Tecklenburg	...	Pastor Niemeyer
	An Dorthe Braker	...	Frau Pasche (as Anndorthe Braker)

Storyline

In the nineteenth century, seventeen year old Effi Briest is married to the older Baron von Instetten and moves into a house, that she believes has a ghost, in a small isolated Baltic town. She soon bears a daughter, Annie, and hires the lapsed Catholic Roswitha to look after her. Effi is lonely when her husband is away on business, so she spends time riding and walking along the shore with Major Crampas. Instetten is promoted to Ministerial Councillor and the family moves to Berlin, where Effi enjoys the social life. Six years later, the Baron is given letters from Crampas to Effi that convince him that they had an affair. He feels obliged to challenge Crampas to a duel and banish Effi from the house. Written by Will Gilbert  

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