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Effi Briest (1974): Where to Watch & Stream · TV Tonight

Effi Briest

1974 · 2h 21m · Movie

Effi Briest

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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.

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Streaming on Criterion Channel

In theaters: June 15, 1977

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Cast

Hanna Schygulla
Effi Briest
Wolfgang Schenck
Baron Geert von Instetten
Ulli Lommel
Major Crampas
Lilo Pempeit
Frau Briest
Herbert Steinmetz
Herbert Steinmetz
Herr Briest
Ursula Strätz

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Karlheinz Böhm

Karlheinz Böhm

Wullersdorf

Karl Scheydt

Karl Scheydt

Kruse

Barbara Lass

Barbara Lass

Köchin

Rudolf Lenz

Rudolf Lenz

Geheimrat Rummschüttel

Andrea Schober

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