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.
Julia Jentsch
Sebastian Koch
Juliane Köhler
Mišel Matičević
Barbara Auer
Margarita Broich
Rüdiger Vogler
Thomas Thieme
André Hennicke
Heike Warmuth
Mirko Lang
Carina Wiese
Sunnyi Melles
Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
Ludwig Blochberger
Sölk Schulze
Petra-Maria Cammin
Thilo Wedell
Thomas Neumann
Andrzej Kostrzewa
Godoh-W. Leiji
Karoline Hugler
Hansjürgen Hürrig
Tatja Seibt
Laura-Tamia Groß
Amber Bongard
Julia Stenke
Mario Zuber