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Effi Briest

1977·2h 15m·Not Rated
DramaHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
3,045 votes

17-year-old Effi Briest is forced into a loveless marriage with the elderly Baron von Instetten. Living as the aristocrat's trophy wife, Effi endures her provincial existence unhappily. Because of her husband's constant traveling.

Effi Briest is a 1977 drama history movie directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Hanna Schygulla, Karlheinz Böhm, Ulli Lommel. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 3,045 votes and runs 2h 15m.

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Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Stars
Hanna Schygulla
Karlheinz Böhm
Ulli Lommel
Wolfgang Schenck
Details
1977-06-16
135 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ West Germany
★ German
Keywords
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