Directed by
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ... | (also narrator) |
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ||
| Theodor Fontane | ... | (novel) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
| Hanna Schygulla | ... | Effi Briest | |
| Wolfgang Schenck | ... | Instetten | |
| Ulli Lommel | ... | Major Crampas | |
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Lilo Pempeit | ... | Frau Briest |
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Herbert Steinmetz | ... | Herr Briest |
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Ursula Strätz | ... | Roswitha |
| Irm Hermann | ... | Johanna | |
| Karlheinz Böhm | ... | Wüllersdorf (as Karl-Heinz Böhm) | |
| Karl Scheydt | ... | Kruse | |
| Barbara Lass | ... | Polnische Köchin | |
| Rudolf Lenz | ... | Geheimrat Rummschüttel | |
| Andrea Schober | ... | Annie von Instetten | |
| Eva Mattes | ... | Hulda | |
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Theo Tecklenburg | ... | Pastor Niemeyer |
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An Dorthe Braker | ... | Frau Pasche (as Anndorthe Braker) |
| Peter Gauhe | ... | Vetter Dagobert | |
| Barbara Valentin | ... | Marietta Tripelli | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Hark Bohm | ... | Apotheker Gieshübler (uncredited) | |
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ... | Narrator (uncredited) | |
Cinematography by
| Jürgen Jürges | ||
| Dietrich Lohmann | ||
Editing by
| Thea Eymèsz | ||
Art Direction by
| Kurt Raab | ||
Costume Design by
| Barbara Baum | ||
Makeup Department
| Sybille Danzer | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Christian Hohoff | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Rainer Langhans | ... | assistant director |
| Fritz Müller-Scherz | ... | assistant director |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Peter Gauhe | ... | still photographer |
| Ekkehard Heinrich | ... | lighting technician |
| Ernst Küsters | ... | lighting technician |
| Herbert Paetzold | ... | assistant camera |
| Thomas Schwan | ... | assistant camera |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Katharina von Martius | ... | wardrobe |
Additional Crew
| Ingrid Caven | ... | script |
| Fritz Müller-Scherz | ... | script |
| Margit Carstensen | ... | voice dubbing: Irm Hermann (uncredited) |
| Rosemarie Fendel | ... | voice dubbing: Lilo Pempeit (uncredited) |
| Wolfgang Hess | ... | voice dubbing: Ulli Lommel (uncredited) |
| Renate Küster | ... | voice dubbing: Ursula Strätz (uncredited) |
| Fred Maire | ... | voice dubbing: additional voices (uncredited) |
| Arnold Marquis | ... | voice dubbing: Herbert Steinmetz (uncredited) |
| Eva Mattes | ... | voice dubbing: Andrea Schober (uncredited) |
| Kurt Raab | ... | voice dubbing: Hark Bohm (uncredited) |
