Overview

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.

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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