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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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