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Directed by | Rudolf Jugert |
Written by | Horst Budjuhn |
Based on | Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane |
Produced by | Utz Utermann |
Starring | Ruth Leuwerik Bernhard Wicki Carl Raddatz |
Cinematography | Werner Krien |
Edited by | Elisabeth Kleinert-Neumann |
Music by | Franz Grothe |
Production company | Divina Film |
Distributed by | Gloria Film |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
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