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.
as Effi Briest
as Geert von Instetten
as Luise von Briest
as Major von Crampas
as Johanna
as Roswitha
as Herr Grieshübler
as Herr von Briest
as Wüllersdorf
as Hula
as Dagobert von Briest
as Frau von Crampas
as Sidonie von Rasenapp
as Paukas
as Nienkerken
as Pastor Niemeyer
as Frau Niemeyer
as Diener Wilke
as Hausdiener Friedrich
as Kutscher Kruse
as Chinese
as Braut des Chinesen
as Herr von Rasenapp
as Frau von Rasenapp
as Baby
as Annie
as Lotte
as Landvogt