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ERA
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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Effi Briest
1974 2h 21m DE
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6.6
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73%
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6.9
IMDB
★6.6TMDB · 52🍅73%Rotten Tomatoes★6.9IMDB · 2,791
HistoryDrama
Synopsis
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Hanna Schygulla
Effi Briest
Wolfgang Schenck
Baron Geert von Instetten
Ulli Lommel
Major Crampas
Lilo Pempeit
Frau Briest
Herbert Steinmetz
Herr Briest
Ursula Strätz
Roswitha
Irm Hermann
Johanna
Karlheinz Böhm
Wullersdorf
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Writers
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, shot by Jürgen Jürges. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Thea Eymèsz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Hanna Schygulla and Wolfgang Schenck and Ulli Lommel carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0071458 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Rainer Werner Fassbinder directs. Jürgen Jürges behind the camera. Thea Eymèsz cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 152 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, shot by Jürgen Jürges. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Editor Thea Eymèsz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Hanna Schygulla and Wolfgang Schenck and Ulli Lommel carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0071458 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 7Classified under 12 themes, including "adultery", "naivety", "berlin, germany", "becoming an adult".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jürgen Jürges
- Editing
- Thea Eymèsz
- Costume design
- Barbara Baum
- Makeup / hair
- Sybille Danzer
- Runtime
- 141 min · 2h 21m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 73% 🍅 Fresh
- IMDB rating
- 6.9/10 · 2,791 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
- US box office
- $8,144
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination
Also by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Production companies
Who made it
- TA
Tango Film
DE
Key crew
- EditorThea Eymèsz
- ProducerRainer Werner Fassbinder
- Art DirectionKurt Raab
- NovelTheodor Fontane
- MusicCamille Saint-Saëns
- MusicLouis Spohr
- Still PhotographerPeter Gauhe
- Assistant CameraThomas Schwan
- Makeup ArtistSybille Danzer
- Lighting TechnicianEkkehard Heinrich
- Lighting TechnicianErnst Küsters
- Assistant DirectorFritz Müller-Scherz
- Unit ManagerChristian Hohoff
- Wardrobe SupervisorKatharina von Martius
- Assistant CameraHerbert Paetzold
- Assistant DirectorRainer Langhans
- Costume DesignBarbara Baum
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- adultery
- naivety
- berlin, germany
- becoming an adult
- age difference
- way of life
- life planning
- northern germany
- duel
- single father
- baltic sea
- new german cinema
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1977-06-15
Also known as
International titles
- Fontane Effi Briest oder Viele, die eine Ahnung haben von ihren Möglichkeiten und ihren Bedürfnissen und trotzdem das herrschende System in ihrem Kopf akzeptieren durch ihre Taten und es somit festigen und durchaus bestätigenDE
- 에피 브리스트KR
- エフィ・ブリーストJP
- Фонтан — Еффі БрістUA
