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Effi Briest
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Effi Briest

1974
Directed byRainer Werner Fassbinder
2h 21m

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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Hanna SchygullaEffi BriestWolfgang SchenckBaron Geert von InstettenUlli LommelMajor Crampas
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HistoryDrama
STATUSReleased
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Tango Film
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6.6

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