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Effi Briest

  • TV Movie
  • 1970
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
67
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Effi Briest (1970)
Drama

In the nineteenth century, seventeen year old Effi Briest is married to the older Baron von Instetten and moves into a house i that she believes has a ghost.In the nineteenth century, seventeen year old Effi Briest is married to the older Baron von Instetten and moves into a house i that she believes has a ghost.In the nineteenth century, seventeen year old Effi Briest is married to the older Baron von Instetten and moves into a house i that she believes has a ghost.

  • Director
    • Wolfgang Luderer
  • Writers
    • Theodor Fontane
    • Christian Collin
    • Wolfgang Luderer
  • Stars
    • Angelica Domröse
    • Horst Schulze
    • Dietrich Körner
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    67
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Wolfgang Luderer
    • Writers
      • Theodor Fontane
      • Christian Collin
      • Wolfgang Luderer
    • Stars
      • Angelica Domröse
      • Horst Schulze
      • Dietrich Körner
    • 1User review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Angelica Domröse
    Angelica Domröse
    • Effi
    Horst Schulze
    Horst Schulze
    • Innstetten
    Dietrich Körner
    • Crampas
    Gerhard Bienert
    Gerhard Bienert
    • Vater Briest
    Inge Keller
    Inge Keller
    • Mutter Briest
    Walter Lendrich
    • Gieshübler
    Marianne Wünscher
    Marianne Wünscher
    • Tripelli
    Lissy Tempelhof
    • Roswitha
    Adolf Peter Hoffmann
    • Wüllersdorf
    • (as A.P. Hoffmann)
    Ursula Am-Ende
    • Sidonie von Grasenabb
    Günther Ballier
    • Friedrich
    Eckhard Bilz
    • Dagobert
    Erich Brauer
    • Baron Borcke
    Hannes W. Braun
    • Befrakter Herr
    Hans Flössel
    • Wilke
    Horst Friedrich
    • Dr. Rumschüttel
    Heinz Hinze
    • Herr Ahlemann
    Karl-Helge Hofstadt
    • Befrakter Herr
    • Director
      • Wolfgang Luderer
    • Writers
      • Theodor Fontane
      • Christian Collin
      • Wolfgang Luderer
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    2Sharkey-5

    Really bad!

    Normally there's nothing to say against older films. Normally they provide a good story as well as good actors. But this film I had to watch for school is not worthy to be watched. The original roman of Theodor Fontane is a very good book, while the film tries to imitade it and that on the worst way. The most concerning in this film is the very strong ideological touch of it. The book is interpreted really bad. Both sound and scenery are partly very agressive to the senses and are as responsibel of stopping you enjoying the story as all the non-professional actors, but Effi Briest herself.

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    • Trivia
      The poster shown for this 1970 film from East Germany is wrong - it belongs to a Fassbinder anthology. Fassbinder also made an Effi Briest film, in 1974 and in the West.
    • Connections
      Version of The False Step (1939)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 7, 1970 (East Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • East Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Эффи Брист
    • Production companies
      • DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
      • Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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