Following her parents' wishes, spirited seventeen-year-old Effi Briest marries Baron von Innstetten – a former admirer of her mother – who is twenty years Effi's senior. This marriage of prudence heralds the beginning of a humdrum life, far from home, for Effi. Innstetten devotes himself entirely to his political career, and the sleepy small town of Kessin has very little to offer in terms of variety. But then, one day, Innstetten's old regimental comrade, Major Crampas – a charming womanizer – arrives on the scene.
Directed by Hermine Huntgeburth
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Cast
Julia Jentsch
Effi Briest
Sebastian Koch
Geert von Instetten
Juliane Köhler
Luise von Briest
Mišel Matičević
Major von Crampas
Barbara Auer
Johanna
Margarita Broich
Roswitha
Rüdiger Vogler
Herr Grieshübler
Thomas Thieme
Herr von Briest
André Hennicke
Wüllersdorf
Heike Warmuth
Hula
Mirko Lang
Dagobert von Briest
Carina Wiese
Frau von Crampas
Sunnyi Melles
Sidonie von Rasenapp
Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
Paukas
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