Synopsis
Prussia in the late 19th century: Eighteen-year-old Effi Briest, the daughter of a middle-class family, marries District Administrator Geert von Innstetten. But her marriage to this much older, highly dutiful man does not make her happy. In the small town where Innstetten serves, Effi is socially isolated. Then she meets the charming Major von Crampas...
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Rudolf JugertDirector
- Horst BudjuhnWriter
Cast
- Ruth LeuwerikEffi Briest
- Bernhard WickiGeert von Innstetten
- Paul HartmannMr. von Briest
- Carl RaddatzMajor von Crampas
- Lil DagoverMutter Briest
- Günther LüdersAlonzo Gieshübler
- Margot TroogerJohanna
- Lola MüthelMarietta
- Lotte BrackebuschRoswitha