Effi Briest
Brief Synopsis
A young beauty married to an older man has a brief, and eventually tragic, affair.
Cast & Crew
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director
Hanna Schygulla
Effi Briest
Wolfgang Schenck
Baron Geert Von Instetten
Ulli Lommel
Major Crampas
Lilo Pempeit
Frau Luise Von Briest
Herbert Steinmetz
Herr Briest--Effi'S Father
Film Details
Also Known As
Fontane Effi Briest, Fontane: Effi Briest oder viele, die eine Ahnung haben von ihren Moglichkeiten und ihren Bedurfnissen und trotzdem das herrschende System in ihrem Kopf akzeptieren durch ihre Taten und es somit festigen und durchaus bestatigen
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Historical
Release Date
1974
Distribution Company
Filmverlag Der Autoren; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films
Location
West Germany
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 21m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Synopsis
A young beauty married to an older man has a brief, and eventually tragic, affair.
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director
Cast
Hanna Schygulla
Effi Briest
Wolfgang Schenck
Baron Geert Von Instetten
Ulli Lommel
Major Crampas
Lilo Pempeit
Frau Luise Von Briest
Herbert Steinmetz
Herr Briest--Effi'S Father
Hark Bohm
Chemist Gieshubler
Ursula Stratz
Roswitha
Irm Hermann
Johanna
Karl Scheydt
Kruse
Karl Boehm
Wullersdorf
Rudolf Lenz
Rummschuttel
Andrea Schober
Annie
Barbara Valentin
Marietta Trippelli--The Singer
Theo Tecklenburg
Pastor Niemeyer
Barbara Lass
Polish Cook
Eva Mattes
Hulda
Anndorthe Braker
Mrs Pasche
Peter Gauhe
Dagobert
Wolfgang Hess
Voce Of Major Crampas
Kurt Raab
Voice Of Chemist Gieshubler
Renate Kuster
Voice Of Roswitha
Fred Maire
Voice Of Effi'S Father
Rosemarie Fendel
Voice Of Luise Von Briest
Margit Carstensen
Voice Of Johanna
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Narration
Crew
Barbara Baum
Costumes
Thea Eymesz
Editor
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Screenwriter
Theodor Fontane
Source Material (From Novel)
Juergen Juerges
Cinematographer
Juergen Juerges
Other
Jurgen Jurges
Cinematographer
Dietrich Lohmann
Cinematographer
Dietrich Lohmann
Other
Kurt Raab
Art Direction
Camille Saint-saens
Music Extract
Film Details
Also Known As
Fontane Effi Briest, Fontane: Effi Briest oder viele, die eine Ahnung haben von ihren Moglichkeiten und ihren Bedurfnissen und trotzdem das herrschende System in ihrem Kopf akzeptieren durch ihre Taten und es somit festigen und durchaus bestatigen
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Historical
Release Date
1974
Distribution Company
Filmverlag Der Autoren; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films
Location
West Germany
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 21m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States on Video December 2, 1992
Re-released in United States February 24, 1989
Released in United States 1997 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of Rainer Werner Fassbinder and his Friends May 9 - June 5, 1997.)
Re-released in United States February 24, 1989 (New York City)
Released in United States on Video December 2, 1992
