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.

Credits

Rainer Werner FassbinderDirector

Hanna SchygullaEffi Briest

Wolfgang SchenckBaron Geert von Instetten

Ulli LommelMajor Crampas

Lilo PempeitFrau Briest