Streaming availability in United States
Where to Watch Effi Briest (1974)
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.
HistoryDrama 141 min 6.6/10 from 48 votes
Where to Watch
Stream with subscription
Criterion Channel Cast
- Hanna Schygulla as Effi Briest
- Wolfgang Schenck as Baron Geert von Instetten
- Ulli Lommel as Major Crampas
- Lilo Pempeit as Frau Briest
- Herbert Steinmetz as Herr Briest