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Effi Briest

Effi Briest

Effi Briest

1970•2h 5m•

★5.5(6 ratings)

DramaTV Movie

Overview

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.

Director

Wolfgang Luderer

Writers

Wolfgang Luderer

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Main Cast

Angelica Domröse

Angelica Domröse

Effi

Horst Schulze

Horst Schulze

Innstetten

Gerhard Bienert

Gerhard Bienert

Vater Briest

Dietrich Körner

Dietrich Körner

Inge Keller

Inge Keller

Walter Lendrich

Walter Lendrich

Marianne Wünscher

Marianne Wünscher

Lissy Tempelhof

Lissy Tempelhof

Adolf Peter Hoffmann

Adolf Peter Hoffmann

Krista Siegrid Lau

Krista Siegrid Lau

Lisa Macheiner

Lisa Macheiner

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Wolfgang Luderer

Writing

Novel: Theodor Fontane
Writer: Wolfgang Luderer

Music & Sound

Music: Hans-Hendrik Wehding

Editing

Editor: Ilse Peters

Did You Know?

#1

The runtime is 125 minutes (2h 5m).

#2

The film was directed by Wolfgang Luderer.

#3

The screenplay was written by Wolfgang Luderer.

#4

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0062924.

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Rating

5.5/10

Average

6 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Effi Briest

Status:

Released

Language:

Deutsch

Country of Origin:

East Germany

Production Companies:

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme