Effi Briest

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Hanna Schygulla Effi Briest

Wolfgang Schenck Baron Geert von Instetten

Ulli Lommel Major Crampas

Lilo Pempeit Frau Briest

Herbert Steinmetz Herr Briest